For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

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

How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation;

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

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

Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.

Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

Who was put to death for us, so that, awake or sleeping, we may have a part in his life.

Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

And at the sounding of the seventh angel there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he will have rule for ever and ever.

And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;

For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming? For you are our glory and our joy.

So that your lives might be pleasing to God, who has given you a part in his kingdom and his glory.

Be wise in your behaviour to those who are outside, making good use of the time.

All those things, then, which you would have men do to you, even so do you to them: because this is the law and the prophets.

For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming?

Children, do the orders of your fathers and mothers in all things, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

For in him all the wealth of God's being has a living form,

Who has made us free from the power of evil and given us a place in the kingdom of the Son of his love;

I am able to do all things through him who gives me strength.

Brothers, it is clear to me that I have not come to that knowledge; but one thing I do, letting go those things which are past, and stretching out to the things which are before,I go forward to the mark, even the reward of the high purpose of God in Christ Jesus.

For I gave to you first of all what was handed down to me, how Christ underwent death for our sins, as it says in the Writings;And he was put in the place of the dead; and on the third day he came back from the dead, as it says in the Writings;

Do all things without protests and arguments;

Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus,

For I am certain of this very thing, that he by whom the good work was started in you will make it complete till the day of Jesus Christ:

Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward),

Taking care to keep the harmony of the Spirit in the yoke of peace.

So that Christ may have his place in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and based in love,

Brothers, it is clear to me that I have not come to that knowledge; but one thing I do, letting go those things which are past, and stretching out to the things which are before,

I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith:

That in the wealth of his glory he would make you strong with power through his Spirit in your hearts;

For by his act we were given existence in Christ Jesus to do those good works which God before made ready for us so that we might do them.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.

In the day of wealth have joy, but in the day of evil take thought: God has put the one against the other, so that man may not be certain what will be after him.