Paul exhorteth to unity, and to holiness of life. 17 That Christ may dwells in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, EPHESIANS, III, IV. dation of the apostles and prophets, A. D. 64. Jesus Christ himself being the chief a corner-stone; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy b temple in the Lord: 22 In whom ye also are builded c together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. CHAPTER III. a Is.28.16. b 1Co.3.17. 2Co.6.16. c 1Pe 2.4,5. (CHAP. 3.) a Col.1.25. b Ro. 12.3. c Ga. 1.12. 1 or, a little before. d ch.1.9. Ro.16.23. IPe. 1. 10-12. 2 (If ye have heard of the dispen-e Mat.13.17. sation a of the graceb of God which is given me to you-ward: 3 How that by revelationc he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words; 4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may fch.1.19. Is.43. 13. g ICo.15.9. 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness u of God. 20 Now v unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end." Amen CHAPTER IV. 1 He exhorteth to unity. 7 Why men have different gifts. 10 The old man to be put off. understand my knowledge in the Col.1.27. I mystery d of Christ) i ver.4,5. ITi.3. 16. Jno.1.3. Col.1.16. He. 1.2. 5 Which in other ages was not e made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto the holy k Ps.33.6. apostles and prophets by the Spirit; 6 That the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: Ro.11.33, 1Co.2.7. 7 Whereof I was made a minister, m ch.1.9. according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effec- n He.4.16. tualf working of his power. o 2Co. 1.6. P Phi.4.19. 8 Unto me, who am less g than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among 4 ch.6.10. the Gentiles the unsearchable richesh of Christ; 9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, i which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, whot created all things by k Jesus Christ: 10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known, by the church, the manifold wisdom of God. 11 According to the eternal m pur-1 pose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: 12 In whom we have boldness n and access with confidence by the faith of him. 13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which o is your glory. 14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, Col.1.11. r Ro.7.22. s ch.2.22. Juo.14.23. Col.2.7. u Jno. 1.16. v Ro. 16.25. He. 13.20,21. Jude.24. (CHAP. 4.) a Col.1.10. Mat. 11.29. titude of 3 or, fulfil. 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches p of his glory, 5 or, age. to be a strengthened with might by h Ja.1.6. his Spirit in the inner man ;r THEREFORE, the prisoner 1of the Lord,) beseech you that ye walk a worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 2 With all lowliness b and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love;" 3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body, and one Spurit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5 One Lord, one faith, one bap tism, 6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure c of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherefore he saith,d When he ascended up on high, he led 2captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might 3 fill all things.) 11 Ande he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come 4 in the unityf of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the 5 stature of the fulness of Christ: 14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, sund carried h about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, Exhortation to holiness, EPHESIANS, V. and cunning craftiness, whereby A. D. 64. they lie in wait to deceive: 15 But 6 speaking the truth i in love, or, being may grow up into him in all things, is the head,k even Christ: sincere. i 2Co.4.2. and to flee all uncleanness. CHAPTER V. 2 He exhorteth to love, 3 to flee fornication. 22 Duties of wives, 25 and of husbands. E ye therefore followers of Which is when the whole body & Col.1.18,19. BGod, as dear children; ness. fitly joined together and compact-1 Juo. 16.5. ed by that which every joint sup-m Ac.26.18. plieth, according to the effectual 7or, hardworking in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body n Ro. 1.24,26. unto the edifying of itself in love. 17 This I say therefore, and testi- o Col.3.8,9. fy in the Lord, that ye henceforth p Ro.6.6. walk not as other Gentiles walk, q Ro. 12.2. in the vanity of their mind, 18 Having the understanding m darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the 7 blindness of their heart: r ch.2.10. Ga.6.15. 8 or, holiness of truth, Jno. 17.17. 8 Zec.8.16. t Ro. 12.5. u Ec.7.9. 19 Who being past feeling have given n themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 20 But ye have not so learned wAc.20.35. Christ; 21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: 22 That ye put off, o concerning the former conversation the old man,p which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts: 23 And be renewed q in the spirit of your mind; v Ja.4.7. 9 or, dis tribute. x Col.4.6. z ch. 1.13,14. c Mar.11.25, 26. (CHAP. 5.) a Jno. 13.34. 24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created r in righteousness and 8 true holiness. 25 Wherefore putting away lying, Le.1.9. speak every man truths with his neighbour for wet are members one of another. c 1Co.6.18. ITh.4.3. d ver. 12. 26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let ue Ro. 1.28. not the sun go down upon your f He. 13.4. wrath : Re.22.15. 27 Neither give v place to the devil. 28 Let him that stole steal no g Col.3.5. h Je.29.8,9. ior, unbelief. more: but rather let him w labour,i ch.2.11.12. working with his hands the thing k 1Th.5.5. which is good, that he may have to 9 give to him that needeth. Jno. 12.36. m Ga.5.22,&c n Ro. 12.2. 29 Let no corrupt z communication proceed out of your mouth, o 1Co.5.9,11. but that which is good 10 to the use p 1Ti.5.20. of edifying, that it may minister 2 or, discograce unto the hearers. vered. r Is.60.1. Col.4.5. 30 And grieve y not the holy gJno.3.20,21. Spirit of God, whereby ye are seal-3 or, it. ed z unto the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, a and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evilspeaking, b be put away from you, with all malice: t Ps.37.19. u Jno.7.17. Lu.21.34. w Col.3.16. 32 And be ye kind one to another, x Ps. 147.7. tender-hearted, forgiving c one y Ps.57.7,8. another, even as God for Christ's 21s.63.7. sake hath forgiven you. 5 For this ye know, that noƒ whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, whog is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6 Let no man deceive h you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of 1 disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them." 8 For ye i were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light k in the Lord: walk as children? of light: 9 (For the fruit m of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) 10 Proving n what is acceptable unto the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship o with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove p them. 12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. 13 But all things that are 2 reproved are made manifest q by the light for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. 14 Wherefore 3 he saith, Awake r the dead, and Christ shall give thou that sleepest, and arise from thee light. 15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, s not as fools, but as wise. 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. t 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will u of the Lord is. 18 And be not drunk v with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms, w and hymns and spiritual songs, singing x and making melody in your heart y to the Lord: 20 Giving thanks z always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; 21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. 22 Wives, a submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church and he is the Saviour of the body. A. D. 64. Armour of a Christian. 8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same a 1Pe.3. 1,&c. shall he receive of the Lord, Col.3.18,&c. whether he be bond or free. b Tit.3.5. c Jude 24. d Ca.4.7. e 1Cǝ.12.27. 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every ƒ Ge.2.24. thing. even (CHAP. 6.) 25 Husbands, love your wives, 5 ICo.6.16. as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and a Pr.23,22. cleanse it with the washing b of water by the word, Col.3.20, &c. c 1Pe.2.18, 27 That he might present c it to b Ex.20.12. himself a glorious church, not having spot, d or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30 For we are memberse of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause f shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two g shall be one flesh. 32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular, so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband. CHAPTER VI. &c. 1 or, mode- 2 some read, and their. d Ro.2.11. e Ro.13.12. 4 5 heavenly, g Is.11.5. The duty of children and of servants.h Ca.7.1. Cin Lord for this is right. i 1Jno.5.4. k Is.59.17. m Lu. 18.1. 3 That it may be well with thee,and 5 Servants, c be obedient to them q Ac.20.4. 6 Not with eye-service, as men-r Col.4.7,8. pleasers; but as the servants of s IPe.5.14. Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; 7 With good-will doing service, unto the Lord, and not to men; 9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, 1 forbearing threatening: knowing that 2 your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect d of persons with him. 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour e ot God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against 3 flesh and blood, but against principalities, fagainst powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against 4 spiritual wickedness in 5 high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt g about with truth, and having on the breast-plate of righteousness; 15 And your feeth shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace: 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith i wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmetk of salvation, and the sword! of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18 Praying always m with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching n thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; 19 And for me, o that utterance 20 For which I am an ambassador 22 Whom Ir have sent unto you 23 Peace s be to the brethren, and 24 Grace be with all them that TWritten from Rome unto the A The Epistle of PAUL the Apostle to the PHILIPPIANS. From the Creation, 4068.... Year of the Christian Era, 64.... Year of Albinus, Governor of the Jews, 3.... Year of Matthias, High Priest, 2. AUL and Timotheus, the ser-b Ro.1.7. vants of Jesus Christ, to all the 1 or,mention. saints in Christ Jesus which are at. Philippi, a with the bishops and deacons ; 2 Grace b be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. c Ep.1.14,&c. 1Th. 1.2. d He.10.35. e Ps. 138.8. ƒ Jno.6.29. 2or, finish. g 2Pe.3.10. 3 or, ye have me in your. h ver. 17. or, with me 3 I thank my God upon every 1 remembrance of you, 4 Always in every prayer c of mine for you all making request with joy, 5 For your fellowship in the gospel, from the first day until now; 6 Being confident d of this very thing, that he e which hath begun a good f work in you will 2 perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: 7 Even as it is meet for me to 5or, sense. think this of you all, because 3k Ro.2.18. have you in my heart; inasmuch 6 or, try. as both in my bonds, and in the defence h and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers 4 of my grace. or, differ. Ep.5.27. m Jno. 15.8. 8 8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the 9 bowels of Jesus Christ. or, for. court, others. 9 And this I pray, that your love may aboundi yet more and more 10 or, to all in knowledge and in all 5 judgment; 10 That k ye may approve things that 7 are excellent; that ye may n Ro.8.28. bel sincere and without offence o 2Co. 1.11. till the day of Christ; p Ro.5.5. 11 Being filled with the fruits of 9 Ep.6.19,20. righteousness, which are by Jesus r Ro.14.7,8. Christ, unto the glory m and praise of God. 8 Re. 14. 13. 12 But I would ye should under-t 2Co.5.8. stand, brethren, that the things u Ps. 16.11. which happened unto me have fallen v ch.3.20. out rather unto the furtherance of Ep.4.1. the gospel; w ch.4.1. Mat. 10.28. z 2Th.1.5. a Ro.8.17. 13 So that my bonds 8 in Christ x Jude 3. are manifest in all 9 the palace, and 10 in all other places; y Is.51.7,12. 14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. 15 Some indeed preach Christ b Ac.5.41. [even of envy and strife, and some also of good will. 16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds; 17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. 18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. 19 For I know that this n shall turn to my salvation through o your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed,p but that with all boldness, g as always, so now also, Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether r it be by life, or by death. 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die s is gain. 22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. 23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire t to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: u 24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. 25 And having this confidence, 1 know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith: 26 That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again. 27 Only v let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, 1 may hear of your affairs, that ye w stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving a together for the faith of the gospel; 28 And in nothing terrified y by your adversaries: which z is to them an evident token of perdition, but a to you of salvation, and that of God. 29 For unto you it is givenb in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake; 30 Having the same conflict which A. D. 64. c Ac. 16. 19. Timothy commended. 17 Yea, and if I be 4 offered z upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. 18 For the same cause also do ye ye saw c in me, and now hear to be (CHAP. 2.) joy, and rejoice with me. in me. CHAPTER II. 1 He exhorteth to unity and humility, 12 and to a careful proceeding in the way of salvation. a Col.3.12. L Jno.3.29. c 2Co. 13.11. F there be therefore any consola-d Ga.5.26. love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels a and mercies, Ja.3. 14. e 1Pe.5.5. JPe.2.21. f 1Co. 13.5. 2 Fulfil b ye my joy, that ye be cg Jno. 13.14. like minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. h Jno.1.1,2. 3 Let nothing d be done through Col. 1.15. strife or vain glory; but in lowli-i Jno.5. 18. ness of mind let each e esteem other k Ps.22.6. better than themselves. 4 Look not every man on his f own things, but every man also on the things of others. 5 Let this g mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, beingh in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: i 7 But k made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the 1 likeness of men: / Lu.22.27. 1 or, habit. n He.2.9. Re.3.21. o Is.45.23. Ip Jno. 13.13. q Pr.10.16. 19 5 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus a shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. 20 For I have no man 6 like minded, who will naturally care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, b not the things which are Jesus Christ's. 22 But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel. 23 Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me. 24 But c I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly. 25 Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, d my brother, and companion in labour, and fellow-soldier, e but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants. 26 For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had Jno.6.27-29. been sick. He.4.11. 2Pe.1.5-10. 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and be-r Ep.6.5. came m obedient unto death, evens He. 13.21. the death of the cross. t ICo. 10.10. u Ro.14.1. 9 Whereforen God also hath 27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 I sent him therefore the more highly exalted him, and given him 2 or, sincere. carefully, that, when ye see him 14 Do all things without murmur-or, honour ings t and disputings :u 15 That ye may be blameless and ƒ 1Co. 16. 17. 2 harmless, the sons v of God, (CHAP. 3.) without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, a 1Th.5.16. among whom 3 ye shine as lights in the world; 16 Holding forth the word of life;d Ps. 119.115. that I may rejoice in the day of e Ga.5.1-3. Christ, that I have not run in f Ro.2.28,29. vain, y neither laboured in vain. b 2 Pe. 1.12-15. 1 He warneth them of false teachers, 18 and to decline the ways of carnal christians. FINALLY, my brethren, rejoice a the To write the same b things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. 2 Beware of dogs, c beware ofd evil workers, beware of the e concision. 3 For we are f the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit. and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. 4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: 5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of |