That we {henceforth} be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, {and} cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, {even} the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. {disobedience: or, unbelief}

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

He that regardeth the day, regardeth {it} unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard {it}. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. {regardeth: or, observeth}

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds {they are} without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane {and} vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: {science: Gr. knowledge}

Which {was} a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort {you} that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.

Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, {is} God;

And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.

But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. {are we the better: or, have we the more} {are we the worse: or, have we the less}

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if {it were} possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath {days}: {in meat...: or, for eating and drinking} {respect: or, part}

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body {is} not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body. {Meats: not flesh only, but food of any kind}

That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. {if: or, although}

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.

That we {henceforth} be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, {and} cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. {rudiments: or, elements} {make a prey: or, seduce you, or, lead you astray}

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath {days}: {in meat...: or, for eating and drinking} {respect: or, part}

But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. {are we the better: or, have we the more} {are we the worse: or, have we the less}

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Forbidding to marry, {and commanding} to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: {so do}.

Wherefore do ye spend money for {that which is} not bread? and your labour for {that which} satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye {that which is} good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. {spend: Heb. weigh}

Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, {rudiments: or, elements}

But in vain they do worship me, teaching {for} doctrines the commandments of men.

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. {little: or, for a little time}

If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

Of these things put {them} in remembrance, charging {them} before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, {but} to the subverting of the hearers.

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

What {doth it} profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, {they} are spirit, and {they} are life.

Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.

Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.

But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, {fully...: or, been a diligent follower of}

Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

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.

His heart {is} established, he shall not be afraid, until he see {his desire} upon his enemies.

And though I bestow all my goods to feed {the poor}, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit {is there} of circumcision?

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These {are} the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that {are} on the earth.

{Which stood} only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed {on them} until the time of reformation. {ordinances: or, rites, or, ceremonies}

For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;