But the path of the just {is} as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. {make...: Heb. multiply prayer} {blood: Heb. bloods}

He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands. {He shall...: or, The innocent shall deliver the island}

They go from strength to strength, {every one of them} in Zion appeareth before God. {strength to...: or, company to company}

A wise {man} feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Said he not unto me, She {is} my sister? and she, even she herself said, He {is} my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. {integrity: or, simplicity, or, sincerity}

He giveth power to the faint; and to {them that have} no might he increaseth strength.

Verily I have cleansed my heart {in} vain, and washed my hands in innocency.

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:

And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it {shall be} for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err {therein}. {but...: or, for he shall be with them}

Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. {defiled: or, common}

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

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. {He...: Heb. The clean of hands}

For the LORD God {is} a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good {thing} will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew {their} strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; {and} they shall walk, and not faint. {renew: Heb. change}

He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. {He...: Heb. The clean of hands}

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse {your} hands, {ye} sinners; and purify {your} hearts, {ye} double minded.

They go from strength to strength, {every one of them} in Zion appeareth before God. {strength to...: or, company to company}

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every {branch} that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any {man} pluck them out of my hand.

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; {flourishing: Heb. green}

To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see {it}.

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

My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

But let patience have {her} perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

For at {that} time day by day there came to David to help him, until {it was} a great host, like the host of God.

Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.

Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort {you} by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, {so} ye would abound more and more. {beseech: or, request} {exhort: or, beseech}

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and {in} all judgment; {judgment: or, sense}

Many {are} my persecutors and mine enemies; {yet} do I not decline from thy testimonies.

And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts {was} with him. {went...: Heb. went, going and growing}

Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. {measures: the word in the Greek is a measure containing about a peck and a half, wanting a little more than a pint}

The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts {was} with him. {waxed...: Heb. went in going and increasing}

It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. {I am not...: Heb. I am less than all}

Who {is} wise, and he shall understand these {things}? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD {are} right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last {to be} more than the first.

But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. {shall follow...: Heb. shall be after it}

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;