6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.

7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children;

5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober-minded.

7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works; in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. 10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and leceivers, espe-ving no evil thing to say of you. cially they of the circumcision:

8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, ha

9 Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answer

11 Whose mouths must be stopped; who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they oughting again; not, for filthy lucre's sake.

10 Not purloining, but shewing 12 One of themselves, even a pro- all good fidelity; that they may phet of their own, said, The Cre-adorn the doctrine of God our Sacians are alway liars, evil beasts, viour in all things. slow-bellies.

18 This witness is true: wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men,

that turn from the truth.

15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

16 They profess that they know God, but in works they deny him; being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. CHAP. II.

Directions given to Titus, &c.
Burpee sound doctrine.
UT speak thou the things which

2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniqui ty, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee. CHAP. III. Directions for conduct, &c. UT them in mind to be subjec

to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. 8 For we ourselves also were

sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

10 A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject;

11 Knowing that he that is such, is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renew-to ing of the Holy Ghost:

6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7 That, being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

& This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and

12 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent come unto me to Nicopolis; for I have determined there to winter. 13 Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.

14 And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful. 15 All that are with me salute Greet them that love us in the Grace be with you all. Amen.

thee.
faith.

It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Mace donia.

1 The Epistle of PAUL, to PHILEMON.

Of Philemon's love, &c. PAUL apoty our brother, unto AUL, a prisoner of Jesus Christ,

Philemon, our dearly beloved, and fellow-labourer;

2 And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house:

3 Gracetoyou, and peace,from God our Father,andthe Lord JesusChrist. 4 I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, 5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;

6 That the communication of thy faith may become effectual, by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

7 For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

8 Wherefore, though I might be that which is convenjent, much bold in Christ to enjoin thee

9 Yet, for love's sake, I rather beseech thee, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds;

11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me;

12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels ;)

13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel.

14 But withoutthy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit shouldnotbe as it were of necessity, but willing'

15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;

16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, especially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord?

17 If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.

18 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee aught, put that on mine account;

19 I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay_it:| albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.

20 Yea, brother, let me have joy

of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.

21 Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

22 But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

23 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus; 24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellow-labourers. If 25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

Written from Rome to Philemon, by Onesimus a servant.

1 The Epistle of PAUL, the Apostle, to the
HEBREWS.

CHAP. I.
Christ preferred above all angels.
Gin divers manners, make in
OD, who at sundry times, and

time past unto the fathers by the
prophets,

2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

6 And again, when he bringeth in the first-begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of

God worship him.

7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

8 But unto the Son,he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom:

9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy

3 Who, being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Ma-fellows. jesty on high;

4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to ine a Son?

10 And, Thou, Lord, in the be ginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

11 They shall perish, but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same. and thy years shall not fail.

13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold 2 For if the word spoken by an-I and the children which God hath gels was stedfast, and every trans-given me.

gression and disobedience received 14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

Band let put all in subjection under W partakers of, toy brethrely

the house hath more honour than the house.

4 For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.

5 And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a

they should not enter into his rest,
but to them that believed not?
19 So we see that they could not
enter in because of unbelief.
CHAP. IV.

How to attain the promised rest.

testimony of those things which LET us, therefore, fear, lest, a

were to be spoken after;

6 But Christ as a Son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

7 Wherefore, (as the Holy Ghost saith, To-day, if ye will hear his voice,

promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. 2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them; but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As 8 Harden not your hearts, as in I have sworn in my wrath, if they the provocation, in the day of temp-shall enter into my rest: although tation in the wilderness: the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

10 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do always err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.

11 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)

12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart [ of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called, To-day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

15 While it is said, To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

16 For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit, not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.

4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.

5 And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.

6 Seeing, therefore, it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:

7 (Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To-day, after so long a time; as it is said, To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

9 There remaineth, therefore, a rest to the people of God.

10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.)

11 Let us labour, therefore, to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of un

12 For the word of God is quick,

17 But with whom was he griev-belief. ed forty years? was it not with tnem that had sinned, whose car-and powerful, and sharper than any cases feii in the wilderness? two-edged sword, piercing even to 18 And to whom sware he that the dividing asunder of soul and