And blessed is {he}, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

For if these things be in you, and abound, they make {you that ye shall} neither {be} barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. {barren: Gr. idle}

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness {is} as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away. {goodness: or, mercy, or, kindness}

I am the vine, ye {are} the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. {without me: or, severed from me}

A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me? {seeing...: or, and what root of matter is found in me?}

He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

For what {is} the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against {their} parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.

The words of his mouth {are} iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, {and} to do good.

Peter answered and said unto him, Though all {men} shall be offended because of thee, {yet} will I never be offended. {offended: or, though the faith of other men should be shaken and fail, yet mine will be firm and constant}

Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

They on the rock {are they}, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute {you}, delivering {you} up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. {offended: or, stumbled, or, caused to fall into sin}

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

If any {man} come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any {man} will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Blessed {are} they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

And he said to {them} all, If any {man} will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? {offend: or, scandalize, or, cause you to stumble}

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.

As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform {it} until the day of Jesus Christ: {perform: or, finish}

And ye shall be hated of all {men} for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

The wicked desireth the net of evil {men}: but the root of the righteous yieldeth {fruit}. {the net: or, the fortress}

This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.

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

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.

I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, {even} where Satan's seat {is}: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas {was} my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. {offended: scandalized or, made to stumble}

Now the just shall live by faith: but if {any man} draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? {hinder you: or, drive you back}

And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. {occasion...: Gr. scandal}

Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. {nothing...: Heb. they shall have no stumblingblock}

And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast {it} from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not {that} thy whole body should be cast into hell.

O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness {is} as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away. {goodness: or, mercy, or, kindness}

And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. {offended: or, stumbled, or, caused to fall into sin}

Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?

Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever {is} fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.