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children, parents, servants, &c. CHAP. VI..
the wife see that she reverence
her husband.

CHAP. VI.

Several duties recommended.

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The christian s armour

11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

12 For we wrestle not against

rents in the Lord: for this flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers,

is right.

2 Honour thy father and against the rulers of the darkmother, (which is the first com-ness of this world, against spimandment with promise,) ritual wickedness in high places. 3 That it may be well with 13 Wherefore take unto you thee, and thou mayest live long the whole armour of God, that on the earth. ye may be able to withstand in 4 And, ye fathers, provoke the evil day, and having done not your children to wrath: but all, to stand.

bring them up in the nurture 14 Stand therefore, having and admonition of the Lord. your loins girt about with truth, 5 Servants, be obedient to and having on the breast-plate them that are your masters ac- of righteousness;

cording to the flesh, with fear 15 And your feet shod with and trembling, in singleness of the preparation of the gospel of your heart, as unto Christ; peace;

6 Not with eye-service, as 16 Above all, taking the men-pleasers; but as the ser-shield of faith, wherewith ye vants of Christ, doing the will shall be able to quench all the of God from the heart; fiery darts of the wicked.

7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to

men :

17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 8 Knowing that whatsoever 18 Praying always with all good thing any man doeth, the prayer and supplication in the same shall he receive of the Spirit, and watching thereunto Lord, whether he be bond or with all perseverance and supfree. plication for all saints;

9 And, ye masters, do the 19 And for me, that utterance same things unto them, forbear-may be given unto me, that I ing threatening: knowing that may open my mouth boldly, to your Master also is in heaven; make known the mystery of the neither is there respect of per-gospel,

sons with him.

20 For which I am an am10 Finally, my brethren, be bassador in bonds: that therein strong in the Lord, and in the I may speak boldly, as I ought power of his might.

to speak.

Tychicus commended.

EPHESIANS, VI. The apostle's conclusion. 21 But that ye also may know 23 Peace be to the brethren, my affairs, and how I do. Tychi-and love with faith from God cus, a beloved brother and faith-the Father and the Lord Jesus ful minister in the Lord, shall Christ.

make known to you all things: 24 Grace be with all them 22 Whom I have sent unto that love our Lord Jesus Christ you for the same purpose, that ye in sincerity. Amen. might know our affairs, and that

he might comfort your hearts.

Written from Rome unto the Ephesians, by Tychicus.

¶ The Epistle of PAUL, the Apostle, to the PHILIPPIANS.

CHAP. I.

Paul's prayer to God for them.

8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

AUL and Timotheus, the PAUL servants of Jesus Christ, to 9 And this I pray, that your all the saints in Christ Jesus love may abound yet more and which are at Philippi, with the more in knowledge and in all bishops and deacons :

judgment;

2 Grace be unto you, and 10 That ye may approve peace, from God our Father, things that are excellent; that and from the Lord Jesus Christ. ye may be sincere and without 31 thank my God upon every offence till the day of Christ; remembrance of you,

4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until

now;

11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

12 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me 6 Being confident of this very have fallen out rather unto the thing, that he which hath begun furtherance of the gospel; a good work in you, will perform 13 So that my bonds in Christ it until the day of Jesus Christ: are manifest in all the palace, 7 Even as it is meet for me and in all other places; to think this of you all, because 14 And many of the brethren I have you in my heart; inas- in the Lord, waxing confident much as both in my bonds, and by my bonds, are much more in the defence and confirmation bold to speak the word without of the gospel, ye all are parta-fear.

kers of my grace.

15 Some indeed preach Christ

Paul exhorteth them

PHILIPPIANS, II. to be steadfast in the farth. even of envy and strife; and 26 That your rejoicing may some also of good will.

be more abundant in Jesus 16 The one preach Christ of Christ for me by my coming to contention, not sincerely, sup- you again. posing to add affliction to my 27 Only let your conversation bonds: be as it becometh the gospel of

17 But the other of love, Christ: that whether I come knowing that I am set for the and see you, or else be absent, defence of the gospel. I may hear of your affairs, that 18 What then? notwithstand-ye stand fast in one spirit, with ing, every way, whether in pre-one mind striving together for tence or in truth, Christ is the faith of the gospel; preached; and I therein do 28 And in nothing terrified rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. by your adversaries: which is

19 For I know that this shall to them an evident token of perturn to my salvation through dition, but to you of salvation, your prayer, and the supply of and that of God.

the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

29 For unto you it is given 20 According to my earnest in the behalf of Christ, not only expectation, and my hope, that to believe on him, but also to in nothing I shall be ashamed, suffer for his sake;

but that with all boldness, as 30 Having the same conflict always, so now also, Christ which ye saw in me, and now shall be magnified in my body, hear to be in me. whether it be by life, or by death.

21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

CHAP. II.
Exhortation to humility.

F there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship

22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour of the Spirit, if any bowels and yet what I shall choose I wot mercies,

not.

2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye 23 For I am in a strait be- be like-minded, having the same twixt two, having a desire to love, being of one accord, of one depart, and to be with Christ; mind. which is far better:

3 Let nothing be done through 24 Nevertheless, to abide in strife or vain glory; but in the flesh is more needful for you. lowliness of mind let each 25 And having this confi-esteem other better than themdence, I know that I shall abide selves.

and continue with you all for 4 Look not every man on his your furtherance and joy of own things, but every man also faith; on the things of others.

Exhortation to humility.

PHILIPPIANS,

Timothy commended 5 Let this mind be in you,] 16 Holding forth the word of which was also in Christ Jesus: life; that I may rejoice in the 6 Who, being in the form of day of Christ, that I have not God, thought it not robbery to run in vain, neither laboured in be equal with God: vain.

7 But made himself of no re- 17 Yea, and if I be offered putation, and took upon him the upon the sacrifice and service form of a servant, and was made of your faith, I joy, and rejoice in the likeness of men: with you all.

8 And being found in fashion 18 For the same cause also as a man, he humbled himself, do ye joy, and rejoice with me. and became obedient unto 19 But I trust in the Lord death, even the death of the Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be 9 Wherefore God also hath of good comfort, when I know highly exalted him, and given your state.

cross.

hin a name which is above 20 For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care every name:

10 That at the name of Jesus for your state.

every knee should bow, of things 21 For all seek their own, in heaven, and things in earth, not the things which are Jesus and things under the earth; Christ's.

11 And that every tongue 22 But ye know the proof of should confess that Jesus Christ him, that as a son with the is Lord, to the glory of God the father, he hath served with me Father. in the gospel.

12 Wherefore, my beloved, as 23 Him therefore I hope to ye have always obeyed, not as send presently, so soon as I shall in my presence only, but now see how it will go with me. much more in my absence, work 24 But I trust in the Lord out your own salvation with fear that I also myself shall come and trembling. shortly.

13 For it is God which work- 25 Yet I supposed it necessary eth in you both to will and to to send to you Epaphroditus, do of his good pleasure. my brother, and companion in 14 Do all things without mur-labour, and fellow-soldier, but murings and disputings: your messenger, and he that

15 That ye may be blameless ministered to my wants. and harmless, the sons of God, 26 For he longed after you without rebuke, in the midst of all, and was full of heaviness, a crooked and perverse nation, because that ye had heard that among whom ye shine as lights he had been sick. 27 For indeed he was sick

in the world;

CHAP. III.

All things as loss for › the knowledge of Christ nigh unto death: but God had righteousness which is in the mercy on him; and not on him law, blameless.

only, but on me also, lest I 7 But what things were gain should have sorrow upon sorrow. to me, those I counted loss for 28 I sent him therefore the Christ.

more carefully, that, when ye 8 Yea doubtless, and I count see him again, ye may rejoice, all things but loss for the exceland that I may be the less sor-lency of the knowledge of Christ rowful. Jesus my Lord: for whom I have

29 Receive him therefore in suffered the loss of all things, the Lord with all gladness; and and do count them but dung, that hold such in reputation. I may win Christ,

30 Because for the work of 9 And be found in. him, not Christ he was nigh unto death, having mine own righteousness, not regarding his life, to supply which is of the law, but that your lack of service toward which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

me.

CHAP. III.

To avoid false teachers. 10 That I may know him, INALLY, my brethren, re- and the power of his resurrecjoice in the Lord. To write tion, and the fellowship of his the same things to you, to me sufferings, being made conformindeed is not grievous, but for able unto his death;

you it is safe.

11 If by any means I might 2 Beware of dogs, beware of attain unto the resurrection of evil-workers, beware of the con- the dead. cision.

If any

12 Not as though I had al

3 For we are the circumcision, ready attained, either were alwhich worship God in the Spirit, ready perfect: but I follow after, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and if that I may apprehend that for have no confidence in the flesh. which also I am apprehended 4 Though I might also have of Christ Jesus. confidence in the flesh. 13 Brethren, I count not my-} other man thinketh that he hath self to have apprehended: but whereof he might trust in the this one thing I do, forgetting flesh, I more: those things which are behind, 5 Circumcised the eighth day, and reaching forth unto those of the stock of Israel, of the things which are before, tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of

14 I press toward the mark the Hebrews; as touching the for the prize of the high calling law, a Pharisee; of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let us therefore, as many

6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the as be perfect, be thus minded:

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