Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

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.

But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep {you} from evil.

And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know {these things} before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.

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

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle {you}.

Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

And when Paul had laid {his} hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. {saints: or, holy ones, or, angels}

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

For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.

Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, {my} dearly beloved.

And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.

But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;

This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:

For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.

And {the soul of} king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead. {longed: or, was consumed}

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. {captivity...: or, a multitude of captives}

Now concerning spiritual {gifts}, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

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

Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For {it is} a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or {if} ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with {him}. {with him: or, with me}

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which {is} by the gate!

And now, {though} thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, {yet} wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, {let us prophesy} according to the proportion of faith;

And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit; {benefit: or, grace}

So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;

He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, {and see} how they do.

Then laid they {their} hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.

For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.

Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy; {Greatly...: or, remembering thy tears, I greatly desire to see thee that}

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

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

For {it is} impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,