7 Ja.1.4.

4 idle.

6 And to knowledge temperance; k and to temperance patience; 7 and to patience godliness;m 7 And to godliness brotherly kind-r ch.3. 17. ness;n and to brotherly kindness $ 1Jno.3.19. charity.o

Re.22.14.

8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that yet ch.3.1. shall neither be 4 barren nor unu Jno.21.18, fruitful p in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, q and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligencer to make your calling and election sure: fors if ye

v 2Co.4.2.

19.

11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundanti into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.

13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to start you up, by putting you in remembrance; 14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath showed

me.u

15 Moreover, I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, v when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye-witnesses of his majesty.

17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. 19 We have also a more sure word that ye take heed, as unto a light of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day stary arise in your hearts:

20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any pri vate interpretation.

Description of evil seducers. that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own. corruption:

13 And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they n that count it pleasure to riot in the daytheir own deceivings while they Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with

time.

Mat.24.5,24. Ac.20.29,

30.

also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, b who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, or, lasciviand bring upon themselves swift destruction.

2 And many shall follow their 1 pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

ITi.4.1.

ous, as some copies read.

c Jude 4-7.

d Ge.7.1,&c.

3 And through covetousness shall e Ge. 19.24,25. they with feigned words make inerchandise of you: whose judgment c f De.29 23. now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

Ge. 19.16.

h Ps.34.15-18.

4 For if God spared not the angels i Jude 14,15. that sinned, but cast them down tok He. 13.4. hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment,

5 And spared not the old world. but saved Noah d the eighth per-3 son, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

2 or, domi

топ.

Jude 8,10. some read, against

themselves.

m Je. 12.3.

Phi.3.19. Jude 12,&c. an adul teress.

6 And turning the cities of e Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them with an overthrow,n making f them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly: 7 And delivered just Lot,g vexedo Nu.22.5,&c. with the filthy conversation of the wicked: P Ep.4.14. 8 (For that righteous man dwell-q Ps.73.8. ing among them, in seeing and 5 or, for a hearing, vexed his righteous soul little while, from day to day with their unlawful deeds ;)

as some read.

9 The Lord knoweth how to h de-r Jno.8.34. liver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

Ro.6.16. s Lu.11.26. He.6.4,&c. 10.26,27.

24.

14 Having eyes full of 4 adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam o the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

16 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbade the madness of the prophet.

17 These are wells without water, clouds p that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.

18 For when they speak a great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were 5 clean escaped from them who live in error.

19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: forr of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again s entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

21 For it had been bettert for them not to have known the way u of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

10 But chiefly them k that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise 2 government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak u Pr. 12.28. evil of dignities./

11 Whereas angels, which are

greater in power and might, bring

not railing accusation 3 against them before the Lord.

12 But these, as natural brute m beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things

a Jude 17,18.

b1Ti.4.1. 2Ti.3.1.

5 For this they willingly are igno-h rant of, that e by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water fi and in the water:

6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water.g perished:

k Hab.2.3.

Ps.6.15.

1s.30. 18. m Eze.33.11. Ti.2.4.

n

o Mat. 24.42, 43.

Re. 16. 15.

Is.51.6. Re.20.11.

7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire h against the day of judgment p Ps. 102.26. and perdition of ungodly men. 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack k concerning his promise, as some men r Is.34.4. count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing m thats Re.21.1,27. any should perish, but that all t 1Co. 15.58. should n come to repentance.

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thiefo in the night; in the which the heavens p shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also, and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

q Tit.2.13. or, hasting the coming.

Mi. 1.4.

1Th,5.28.

u Ro.2.4.

v Ro.8.19. ICo. 15.24. 1Th. IV. V. 2Th. 1.5-10. w Col. 1.10. x 2Ti.4. 18.

Holiness the test of true faith. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what mannerg persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

12 Looking forg and 2 hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens, being on fire. shall melt r with fervent heat? shall be dissolved, and the elements

13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for news heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

11 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

15 And account that the long-sufering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Pati also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; 16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness.

18 But grow w in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him z be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

We have

e Jno. 17.21.

T heard, which we have seen b with fJno.15.11. our eyes, which we have looked g Jno.1.4,9. upon, and our hands have c handled, of the Word of life;

2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, d which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) 3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us and truly our fellowshipe is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

i

ITi.6.16.

h Juo. 12.35.

k

Ep.1.7.

He.9.14.

I Pe. 1.19. Re. 1.5.

IKI.8.46.

4 And these things write we unto you, that f your joy may be full.

5 This then is the message which Iwe have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light,g and in him is no darkness at all.

6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

7 But if we walk h in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

9 If we confess / our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse m us from all unrighteousness.

10 If we say that we have not

Of love to our brethren. sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

CHAPTER II.

1 Christ our advocate and propitiation. 3 To know God aright is to keep his commandments. beware of seducers.

M

18 To

Y little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin c Lu.6.46. not. And if any man sin, we have Jno.14.15,23. an advocate a with the Father, Je-d Jno. 15.4,5. sus Christ the righteous:

2 And he is the propitiation b for e Jno.13.15. our sins and not for our's only, but also for the sins of the whole fJno. 13.34. world.

3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep c his commandments.

g Ro.13.12.

h 2 Pe. 1.9.

1 scandal.

4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, i Pr.4.15. is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

5 But whoso keepeth his word,k in him verily is the love of God perfected hereby know we that we are in him.

6 He that saith he abideth d in

Jno. 12.35.

Ps.25.11.

Lu.24.47.
Ac. 10.43.

7 ch.1.1.

him ought himself also so to walk, em Jno.14.7,9. even as he walked. n Ep.6.10.

7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

8 Again, a new f commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness g is past, and the true) light now shineth.

9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness h even until now.

Jno. 15.7.

p Re.2.7,&c.

9 Ro.12.2.

r Mat.6.21. Ga. 1.10. Ja.4.4.

$ 2 Pe.2.10.

t Ps. 119.37. u Ps.73.6.

v Ps.39.6. ICo.7.31.

10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none 1 occasion of stumbling in him. 11 But he that hateth his brother w He. 1.2. is in darkness, and walketh i in x Mat.24.21. darkness, and knoweth not whither ITI.4.1. he goeth, because that darkness y 2Ti.2.19. hath blinded his eyes.

12 1 write unto you, little child-z 2Ti.3.9. ren, because your sins are for- a 2Co. 1.21.

given you for his name's sake. b ICo.2.15. 13 I write unto you, fathers, bec ch.4.3. cause ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto d Jno. 15.23. you, young men, because ye have e 2Jno.6. overcome the wicked one. I write f Jno. 17.3. unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.m g Jno. 14.26. 2 or, it.

11 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him) that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, n and the word of God abideth o in you, and ye have overcome p the wicked one.

3 or, know

ye.

h Je.13.23.

Mat.7.16-18.

16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh,s and the lust of the t eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof; but he that doeth the will of God abideth for

ever.

18 Little children, it is the last w time and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

19 They went out from us; but they were not of us; fory if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest z that they were not all of us.

20 But ye have an unction a from the Holy One, and ye know b all things.

21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

22 Who is a liar, but he that c denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

23 Whosoever d denieth the Son the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

24 Lete that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.

25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternalƒ life.

26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.

27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teachethg you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in 2 him.

23 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

29 If ye know that he is righteous, 3 ye know that h every one that doeth righteousness is born of

him.