Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise {man} glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty {man} glory in his might, let not the rich {man} glory in his riches:

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time {are} not worthy {to be compared} with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

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}

For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?

That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, {even} in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received {them}, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

At that day ye shall know that I {am} in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

He shall see of the travail of his soul, {and} shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: {in...: or, for the acknowledgement}

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

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}

Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: {in: or, into} {stature: or, age}

May be able to comprehend with all saints what {is} the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

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

For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men. {us...: or, us the last apostles, as} {spectacle: Gr. theatre}

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I {am} more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.

And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship {is} with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves {with him}. {precious...: or, seed basket}

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

And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

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.

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

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.

Unto you therefore which believe {he is} precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, {precious: or, an honour}

And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; {so} that they shall not say, This {is} Jezebel.

And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

Or saith he {it} altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, {this} is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, {concerning} which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. {sware: Heb. lifted up my hand}

But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

And whence {is} this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

{Yet} he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where {is} he?

Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, {and} him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.

Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, {even} the dung of your solemn feasts; and {one} shall take you away with it. {corrupt: or, reprove} {spread: Heb. scatter} {one...: or, it shall take you away to it}

And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

{But} Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

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.

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, {therewith} to be content.

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but {this} one thing {I do}, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

Whom have I in heaven {but thee}? and {there is} none upon earth {that} I desire beside thee.

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

For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?

But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. {obtain: Heb. bring forth}

Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast {them} from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

Wisdom {is} the principal thing; {therefore} get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: {in: or, into} {stature: or, age}

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he {is} thy Lord; and worship thou him.

[To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.] O LORD our Lord, how excellent {is} thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart {is} my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

For wisdom {is} better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

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

For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. {believed: or, trusted}

I am the good shepherd, and know my {sheep}, and am known of mine.

I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.

He shall see of the travail of his soul, {and} shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

May be able to comprehend with all saints what {is} the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory {is} above the earth and heaven. {excellent: Heb. exalted}

For wisdom {is} a defence, {and} money {is} a defence: but the excellency of knowledge {is, that} wisdom giveth life to them that have it. {defence: Heb. shadow}

His mouth {is} most sweet: yea, he {is} altogether lovely. This {is} my beloved, and this {is} my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. {mouth: Heb. palate}

Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour.

Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for {so} I am.

Behold, thou {art} fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed {is} green.

Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give {us} seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.

And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers. {comfortably...: Heb. to the heart of all}

And whence {is} this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

And he said, Nay; but {as} captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? {captain: or, prince}

Riches and honour {are} with me; {yea}, durable riches and righteousness.

Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress. {best: Heb. fat}

And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.

And the cherubims spread out {their} wings on high, {and} covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; {even} to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

For the merchandise of it {is} better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me. {abhor...: or, make me to be abhorred}

And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.

But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.

For {it is} evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.