Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou {then}, Shew us the Father?

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of {our} faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. {author: or, beginner}

But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to {give} the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. {hath: Gr. is he who hath}

To the only wise God, our Saviour, {be} glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

But if we walk 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.

Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast {our} profession.

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. {taketh away: or, beareth}

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

Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set {him} at his own right hand in the heavenly {places},

And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

Now of the things which we have spoken {this is} the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption {for us}.

Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

Who {is} he that condemneth? {It is} Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

[A Psalm of David.] The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

Thine, O LORD, {is} the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all {that is} in the heaven and in the earth {is thine}; thine {is} the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.

And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

Where the word of a king {is, there is} power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. {feed or, rule}

Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God {is} terrible majesty. {Fair...: Heb. Gold}

For where a testament {is}, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. {be: or, be brought in}

Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:

Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of {our} faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. {author: or, beginner}

[A Psalm of David.] The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

Thine, O LORD, {is} the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all {that is} in the heaven and in the earth {is thine}; thine {is} the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou {then}, Shew us the Father?

Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. {taketh away: or, beareth}

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to {give} the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. {hath: Gr. is he who hath}

And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? {spot: or, fault}

Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.

I {am} he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

Now of the things which we have spoken {this is} the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that {pertain} unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: {to: or, by}

If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

This {is} the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God {did} from his.

But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

For he spake, and it was {done}; he commanded, and it stood fast.

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, {and} lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set {them} among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth {are} the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.

For such an high priest became us, {who is} holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.

Whither the forerunner is for us entered, {even} Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption {for us}.

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.

Honour and majesty {are} before him: strength and beauty {are} in his sanctuary.

Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set {him} at his own right hand in the heavenly {places},

If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

Thou, {even} thou, {art} LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all {things} that {are} therein, the seas, and all that {is} therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we {are}.

Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?

Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.

The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

Say among the heathen {that} the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.

And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see {it} together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken {it}.

And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who {is} this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.

And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.

And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

Who {is} he that condemneth? {It is} Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down {from above}:)

Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it {is} most holy unto the LORD.

But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day {that} the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:

And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth {his} hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.

Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. {deal...: or, prosper}

And they made the plate of the holy crown {of} pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, {like to} the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.

For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, {which are} the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God {is} terrible majesty. {Fair...: Heb. Gold}

And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn {it} upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.

And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.

Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn {it} upon the altar.

And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel {was} there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.

Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them. {to escape: Heb. to go forth of}

To whom will ye liken me, and make {me} equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

Gird thy sword upon {thy} thigh, O {most} mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy {place}, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.

And the priest shall offer them, the one {for} a sin offering, and the other {for} a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue.

As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird {that was} killed over the running water:

And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.

These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on {it}, and fell on their faces to the ground.

Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, {for} the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell {among them}. {for men: Heb. in the man}

Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.

My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, {the Lord} of glory, with respect of persons.