The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

If he hath hurt thee, or oweth thee ought, that put on mine accounts.

I Paul haue written this with mine owne hande: I will recompense it, albeit I doe not say to thee, that thou owest moreouer vnto me euen thine owne selfe.

Yea, brother, let mee obteine this pleasure of thee in the Lord: comfort my bowels in the Lord.

Trusting in thine obedience, I wrote vnto thee, knowing that thou wilt do eue more then I say.

Moreouer also prepare mee lodging: for I trust through your prayers I shall be freely giuen vnto you.

There salute thee Epaphras my felowe prisoner in Christ Iesus,

Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my felowe helpers.

The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with your spirit, Amen. ‘Written from Rome to Philemon, and send by Onesimus a seruant.’

At sundry times and in diuers maners God spake in the olde time to our fathers by the Prophetes: in these last dayes hee hath spoken vnto vs by his Sonne,

Whom he hath made heire of al things, by whome also he made the worldes,

Who being the brightnes of the glory, and the ingraued forme of his person, and bearing vp all things by his mightie worde, hath by himselfe purged our sinnes, and sitteth at the right hand of the Maiestie in the highest places,

And is made so much more excellent then the Angels, in as much as hee hath obteined a more excellent Name then they.

For vnto which of the Angels saide he at any time, Thou art my Sonne, this day begate I thee? and againe, I will be his Father, and he shalbe my Sonne?

And againe, when he bringeth in his first begotten Sonne into the worlde, hee saith, And let all the Angels of God worship him.

And of the Angels he saith, He maketh the spirites his messengers, and his ministers a flame of fire.

But vnto the Sonne he saith, O God, thy throne is for euer and euer: the scepter of thy kingdome is a scepter of righteousnes.

Thou hast loued righteousnes and hated iniquitie. Wherefore God, eue thy God, hath anointed thee with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy fellowes.

And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast established the earth, and the heauens are the workes of thine handes.

They shall perish, but thou doest remaine: and they all shall waxe olde as doeth a garment.

And as a vesture shalt thou folde them vp, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy yeeres shall not faile.

Vnto which also of the Angels saide he at any time, Sit at my right hand, til I make thine enemies thy footestoole?

Are they not al ministring spirits, sent forth to minister, for their sakes which shalbe heires of saluation?

Wherefore wee ought diligently to giue heede to the thinges which wee haue heard, lest at any time we runne out.

For if the worde spoken by Angels was stedfast, and euery transgression, and disobedience receiued a iust recompence of reward,

How shall we escape, if we neglect so great saluation, which at the first began to be preached by the Lord, and afterward was confirmed vnto vs by them that heard him,

God bearing witnes thereto, both with signes and wonders, and with diuers miracles, and gifts of the holy Ghost, according to his owne will?

For he hath not put in subiection vnto the Angels the world to come, whereof we speake.

But one in a certaine place witnessed, saying, What is man, that thou shouldest bee mindefull of him? or the sonne of man, that thou wouldest consider him?

Thou madest him a litle inferiour to ye Angels: thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and hast set him aboue the workes of thine hands.

Thou hast put all things in subiection vnder his feete. And in that he hath put all things in subiection vnder him, he left nothing that should not be subiect vnto him. But we yet see not all things subdued vnto him,

But we see Iesus crowned with glory and honour, which was made litle inferiour to the Angels, through the suffering of death, that by Gods grace he might taste death for all men.

For it became him, for whome are all these thinges, and by whome are all these things, seeing that hee brought many children vnto glory, that he should consecrate the Prince of their saluation through afflictions.

For he that sanctifieth, and they which are sanctified, are all of one: wherefore he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

Saying, I will declare thy Name vnto my brethren: in the middes of the Church will I sing praises to thee.

And againe, I will put my trust in him. And againe, Beholde, here am I, and the children which God hath giuen me.

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himselfe likewise tooke part with them, that hee might destroye through death, him that had the power of death, that is the deuil,

And that he might deliuer all them, which for feare of death were all their life time subiect to bondage.

For he in no sort tooke on him the Angels nature, but hee tooke on him the seede of Abraham.

Wherefore in all things it behoued him to be made like vnto his brethren, that hee might be mercifull, and a faithfull hie Priest in things concerning God, that he might make reconciliation for the sinnes of the people.

For in that he suffered, and was tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heauenly vocation, consider the Apostle and high Priest of our profession Christ Iesus:

Who was faithfull to him that hath appointed him, euen as Moses was in al his house.

For this man is counted worthy of more glory then Moses, inasmuch as he which hath builded the house, hath more honour then the house.

For euery house is builded of some man, and he that hath built all things, is God.

Now Moses verely was faithfull in all his house, as a seruant, for a witnesse of the thinges which should be spoken after.

But Christ is as the Sonne, ouer his owne house, whose house we are, if we holde fast that confidence and that reioycing of that hope vnto the ende.

Wherefore, as the holy Ghost sayth, To day if ye shall heare his voyce,

Harden not your hearts, as in the prouocation, according to the day of the tentation in the wildernes,

Where your fathers tempted me, prooued me, and sawe my workes fourtie yeeres long.

Wherefore I was grieued with that generation, and sayde, They erre euer in their heart, neither haue they knowen my wayes.

Therefore I sware in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest.

Take heede, brethren, least at any time there be in any of you an euill heart, and vnfaithfull, to depart away from the liuing God.

But exhort one another dayly, while it is called to day, lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulnes of sinne.

For we are made partakers of Christ, if we keepe sure vnto the ende that beginning, wherewith we are vpholden,

So long as it is sayd, To day if ye heare his voyce, harden not your hearts, as in the prouocation.

For some when they heard, prouoked him to anger: howbeit, not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.

But with whome was he displeased fourtie yeeres? Was hee not displeased with them that sinned, whose carkeises fell in the wildernes?

And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but vnto them that obeyed not?

So we see that they could not enter in, because of vnbeliefe.

Let vs feare therefore, least at any time by forsaking the promise of entring into his rest, any of you should seeme to be depriued.

For vnto vs was the Gospel preached as also vnto them: but the worde that they heard, profited not them, because it was not mixed with faith in those that heard it.

For we which haue beleeued, doe enter into rest, as he said to the other, As I haue sworne in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest: although the workes were finished from the foundation of the world.

For he spake in a certaine place of the seuenth day on this wise, And God did rest the seuenth day from all his workes.

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

Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter thereinto, and they to whom it was first preached, entred not therein for vnbeliefes sake:

Againe he appointed in Dauid a certaine day, by To day, after so long a time, saying, as it is sayd, This day, if ye heare his voyce, harden not your hearts.

For if Iesus had giuen them rest, then would he not after this haue spoke of an other day.

There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

For he that is entred into his rest, hath also ceased from his owne works, as God did from his.

Let vs studie therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same ensample of disobedience.

For the worde of God is liuely, and mightie in operation, and sharper then any two edged sword, and entreth through, euen vnto the diuiding asunder of the soule and the spirit, and of the ioints, and the marow, and is a discerner of the thoughtes, and the intents of the heart.

Neither is there any creature, which is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and open vnto his eyes, with whome we haue to doe.

Seeing then that wee haue a great hie Priest, which is entred into heauen, euen Iesus the Sonne of God, let vs holde fast our profession.

For we haue not an hie Priest, which can not be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but was in all things tempted in like sort, yet without sinne.

Let vs therefore goe boldly vnto ye throne of grace, that we may receiue mercy, and finde grace to helpe in time of neede.

For euery hie Priest is taken from among men, and is ordeined for men, in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both giftes and sacrifices for sinnes,

Which is able sufficiently to haue compassion on them that are ignorant, and that are out of the way, because that hee also is compassed with infirmitie,

And for the sames sake he is bound to offer for sinnes, as well for his own part, as for ye peoples.

And no man taketh this honor vnto him selfe, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

So likewise Christ tooke not to him selfe this honour, to be made the hie Priest, but hee that sayd vnto him, Thou art my Sonne, this day begate I thee, gaue it him.

As he also in another place speaketh, Thou art a Priest for euer, after ye order of Melchi-sedec.

Who in the dayes of his flesh did offer vp prayers and supplications, with strong crying and teares vnto him, that was able to saue him from death, and was also heard in that which he feared.

And though he were ye Sonne, yet learned he obedience, by the things which he suffered.

And being consecrate, was made the authour of eternall saluation vnto all them that obey him:

And is called of God an hie Priest after the order of Melchi-sedec.

Of whome we haue many things to say, which are hard to be vttered, because ye are dull of hearing.

For when as concerning ye time ye ought to be teachers, yet haue ye neede againe that we teach you what are the first principles of the worde of God: and are become such as haue neede of milke, and not of strong meate.

For euery one that vseth milke, is inexpert in the worde of righteousnes: for he is a babe.

But strong meate belongeth to them that are of age, which through long custome haue their wits exercised, to discerne both good and euill.

Therefore, leauing the doctrine of the beginning of Christ, let vs be led forward vnto perfection, not laying againe ye foundation of repetance from dead workes, and of faith toward God,

Of the doctrine of baptismes, and laying on of hands, and of the resurrection from the dead, and of eternall iudgement.

And this will we doe if God permit.

For it is impossible that they which were once lightened, and haue tasted of the heauenly gift, and were made partakers of the holy Ghost,

And haue tasted of the good word of God, and of the powers of the world to come,

If they fal away, should be renued againe by repentance: seeing they crucifie againe to themselues the Sonne of God, and make a mocke of him.

For the earth which drinketh in the raine that commeth oft vpon it, and bringeth foorth herbes meete for them by whome it is dressed, receiueth blessing of God.

But that which beareth thornes and briars, is reproued, and is neere vnto cursing, whose end is to be burned.

But beloued, we haue perswaded our selues better things of you, and such as accompany saluation, though we thus speake.

For God is not vnrighteous, that hee should forget your worke, and labour of loue, which ye shewed toward his Name, in that ye haue ministred vnto the Saints, and yet minister.

And we desire that euery one of you shew the same diligence, to the full assurance of hope vnto the ende,