The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

As we have many members in one body and all members have not one office:

so we beynge many are one body in Christ and every man (amonge oure selves) one anothers members

Seynge that we have dyvers gyftes accordynge to the grace that is geven vnto vs: yf eny man have the gyft of prophesye let him have it that it be agreynge vnto the fayth.

Let him that hath an office wayte on his office. Let him that teacheth take hede to his doctrine.

Let him that exhorteth geve attendaunce to his exhortacion. Yf eny man geve let him do it with singlenes. Let him that ruleth do it with diligence. Yf eny man shewe mercy let him do it with cherfulnes.

Let love be with out dissimulacion. Hate that which is evyll and cleave vnto that which is good.

Be kynde one to another with brotherly love. In gevynge honoure goo one before another.

Let not that busynes which ye have in honde be tedious to you. Be fervet in the sprete. Applye youre selves to the tyme.

Reioyce in hope. Be paciet in tribulacion. Continue in prayer.

Distribute vnto the necessite of the saynctes and diligently to harboure.

Blesse the which persecute you: blesse but course not.

Be mery with the that are mery. Wepe with them that wepe.

Be of lyke affeccion one towardes another. Be not hye mided: but make youreselves equall to the of the lower sorte. Be not wyse in youre awne opinions.

Recompence to no man evyll fore evyll. Provyde afore honde thinges honest in the syght of all men.

Yf it be possible howbe it of youre parte have peace with all men.

Derly beloued avenge not youre selves but geve roume vnto the wrath of God. For it is written: vengeaunce is myne and I will rewarde saith the lorde.

Therfore yf thyn enemy honger fede him: yf he thurst geve him drinke. For in so doynge thou shalt heape coles of fyre on his heed:

Be not overcome of evyll: But overcome evyll with goodnes.

Let every soule submit him selfe vnto the auctorite of the hyer powers. For there is no power but of God. The powers that be are ordeyned of God.

Whosoever therfore resysteth power resisteth the ordinaunce of God. And they that resist shall receave to the selfe damnacion.

For rulars are not to be feared for good workes but for evyll. Wilt thou be with out feare of the power? Do well then: and so shalt thou be praysed of the same.

For he is the minister of God for thy welth. But and yf thou do evyll then feare: for he beareth not a swearde for nought: but is the minister of God to take vengeaunce on them that do evyll.

Wherfore ye must nedes obeye not for feare of vengeaunce only: but also because of conscience.

And even for this cause paye ye tribute. For they are goddes ministers servynge for the same purpose.

Geve to every man therfore his duetie: Tribute to whom tribute belongeth: Custome to whom custome is due: feare to whom feare belongeth: Honoure to who honoure pertayneth.

Owe nothinge to eny man: but to love one another. For he that loveth another fulfylleth the lawe. For these commaundementes:

Thou shalt not commit advoutry: Thou shalt not kyll: Thou shalt not steale: Thou shalt not beare false witnes: Thou shalt not desyre and so forth (yf there be eny other commaundement) they are all comprehended in this sayinge: Love thyne neghbour as thy selfe.

Love hurteth not his neghbour. Therfore is love the fulfillynge of the lawe.

This also we knowe I mean the season howe that it is tyme that we shuld now awake oute of slepe. For now is oure salvacion nearer then when we beleved.

The nyght is passed and the daye is come nye. Let us therfore cast awaye the dedes of darcknes and let vs put on the (Armoure) of lyght.

Let vs walke honestly as it were in the daye lyght: not in eatynge and drinkynge: nether in chamburynge and wantannes: nether in stryfe and envyinge:

but put the on the Lorde Iesus Christ. And make not provision for the flesshe to fulfyll the lustes of it.

Him that is weake in the fayth receave vnto you not in disputynge and troublynge his conscience.

One beleveth that he maye eate all thinge. Another which is weake eateth earbes.

Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not. And let not him whiche eateth not iudge him that eateth. For God hath receaved him.

What arte thou that iudgest another manes servaut? Whether he stonde or faule that pertayneth vnto his master: ye he shall stonde. For God is able to make him stonde.

This man putteth difference bitwene daye and daye. Another man counteth all dayes alyke. Se that no man waver in his awne meanynge.

He that observeth one daye more then another doth it for the lordes pleasure. And he that observeth not one daye moare then another doeth it to please the lorde also. He that eateth doth it to please the lorde for he geveth god thankes. And he that eateth not eateth not to please the lorde with all and geveth god thankes.

For none of vs lyveth his awne servaut: nether doeth anye of vs dye his awne servaunt.

Yf we lyve we lyve to be at the lordes will. And yf we dye we dye at the lordes will. Whether we lyve therfore or dye we are the lordes.

For Christ therfore dyed and rose agayne and revived that he myght be lorde both of deed and quicke.

But why doest thou then iudge thy brother? Other why doest thou despyse thy brother? We shall all be brought before the iudgement seate of Christ.

For it is written: as truely as I lyve sayth the lorde all knees shall bowe to me and all tonges shall geve a knowledge to God.

So shall every one of vs geve accomptes of him selfe to God.

Let vs not therfore iudge one another eny more. But iudge this rather that no man put a stomblynge blocke or an occasion to faule in his brothers waye.

For I knowe and am full certified in the Lorde Iesus that ther is nothinge comen of it selfe: but vnto him that iudgeth it to be comen: to him is it comen.

If thy brother be greved with thy meate now walkest thou not charitablye. Destroye not him with thy meate for whom Christ dyed.

Cause not youre treasure to be evyll spoken of.

For the kyngdome of God is not meate and drinke: but rightewesnes peace and ioye in the holy goost.

For whosoever in these thinges serveth Christ pleaseth well God and is commended of men.

Let vs folowe tho thinges which make for peace and thinges wherwith one maye edyfie another.

Destroye not the worke of god for a lytell meates sake. All thinges are pure: but it is evyll for that man which eateth with hurte of his conscience.

It is good nether to eate flesshe nether to drincke wyne nether eny thinge wherby thy brother stombleth ether falleth or is made weake.

Hast thou fayth? have it with thy selfe before god. Happy is he that condempneth not him selfe in that thinge which he aloweth.

For he that maketh conscience is dampned yf he eate: because he doth it not of fayth. For whatsoever is not of fayth that same is synne.

We which are stronge ought to beare the fraylnes of them which are weake and not to stonde in oure awne cosaytes.

Let every man please his neghbour vnto his welth and edyfyinge.

For Christ pleased not him selfe: but as it is written. The rebukes of the which rebuked the fell one me.

Whatsoever thinges are written afore tyme are written for oure learnynge that we thorow pacience and comforte of the scripture myght have hope.

The God of pacience and consolacion geve vnto every one of you that ye be lyke mynded one towardes another after the insample of Christ:

that ye all agreynge together maye with one mouth prayse God the father of oure Lorde Iesus.

Wherfore receave ye one another as Christ receaved vs to the prayse of God.

And I saye that Iesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the trueth of god to conferme the promyses made vnto the fathers.

And let the gentyls prayse god for his mercy as it is written: For this cause I will prayse the amonge the gentyls and synge in thy name.

And agayne, he sayth: reioyse ye gentyles with his people.

And agayne, prayse the Lorde all ye gentyls and laude him all nacions.

And in another place Esaias sayth: ther shalbe the rote of Iesse and he that shall ryse to raygne over the gentyls: in him shall the gentyls trust.

The God of hope fyll you with all ioye and peace in belevynge: that ye maye be ryche in hope thorowe the power of the holy goost.

I my selfe am full certified of you my brethren that ye youre selves are full of goodnes and filled with all knowledge and are able to exhorte one another.

Neverthelesse brethren I have some what boldly written vnto you as one that putteth you in remembraunce thorow the grace that is geven me of God

that I shuld be the minister of Iesu Christ amonge the gentyls and shuld minister the gladde tydynges of God that the gentyls myght be an acceptable offerynge sanctyfied by the holy goost.

I have therfore wherof I maye reioyse in Christ Iesu in tho thinges which pertayne to God.

For I dare not speake of eny of tho thinges which Christ hath not wrought by me to make the gentyls obedient with worde and dede

in myghty signes and wonders by the power of the sprete of God: so that from Ierusalem and the costes rounde aboute vnto Illyricum I have fylled all countres with the gladde tydynges of Christ.

So have I enforsed my selfe to preache the gospell not where Christ was named lest I shuld have bylt on another mannes foundacion:

but as it is written: To whom he was not spoken of they shall se: and they that hearde not shall vnderstonde.

For this cause I have bene ofte let to come vnto you:

but now seynge I have no moare to do in these countres and also have bene desyrous many yeares to come vnto you

when I shall take my iorney into spayne I will come to you. I trust to se you in my iorney and to be brought on my waye thither warde by you after that I have somwhat enioyed you.

Now go I vnto Ierusalem and minister vnto the saynctes.

For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certayne distribucion vpo the poore saynctes which are at Ierusalem.

It hath pleased them verely and their detters are they. For yf the getils be made partetakers of their spirituall thinges their dutie is to minister vnto the in carnall thinges.

When I have performed this and have brought them this frute sealed. I will come backe agayne by you into Spayne.

And I am sure when I come that I shall come with aboundaunce of the blessinge of the gospell of Christ.

I beseche you brethren for oure Lorde Iesus Christes sake and for the love of the sprete that ye helpe me in my busynes with youre prayers to God for me

that I maye be delyvered from them which beleve not in Iewry and that this my service which I have to Ierusalem maye be accepted of the saynctes

that I maye come vnto you with ioye by the will of God and maye with you be refresshed.

The God of peace be with you. Amen.

I commede vnto you Phebe oure sister (which is a minister of the congregacion of Chenchrea)

that ye receave her in the Lorde as it becommeth saynctes and that ye assist her in whatsoever busynes she neadeth of youre ayde. For she hath suckered many and myne awne selfe also.

Grete Prisca and Aquila my helpers in Christ Iesu,

which have for my lyfe layde doune their awne neckes. Vnto which not I only geve thankes but also the congregacion of the gentyls.

Lyke wyse grete all the company that is in thy housse. Salute my welbeloved Epenetos which is the fyrst frute amonge them of Achaia.

Grete Mary which bestowed moche labour on vs.

Salute Andronicus and Iunia my cosyns which were presoners with me also which are wele taken amonge the Apostles and were in Christ before me.

Grete Amplias my beloved in the Lorde.

Salute Vrban oure helper in Christ and Stachys my beloved.

Salute Appelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobolus housholde.

Salute Herodion my kynsman. Grete them of the housholde of Narcissus which are in the Lorde.

Salute Triphena and Triphosa which wemen dyd labour in the Lorde. Salute the beloved Persis which laboured in the Lorde.