Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church… Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus ChristWe 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; So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure: {Which is} a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: Seeing {it is} a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, {his…: Gr. [Read More]

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not… Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth{to…: Heb. to morrow day} Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. A stone {is} heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath {is} heavier than them both. {heavy: Heb. heaviness} Wrath {is} cruel, and anger {is} outrageous; but who {is} able to stand before envy? [Read More]

[A Psalm of David.] LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle?… [A Psalm of David] LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? {abide: Heb. sojourn} He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. {He that} backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. {taketh…: or, receiveth, or, endureth} In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. [Read More]

And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying,… And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying, When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh {like} the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests: {rising: or, swelling} And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and {when} the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight {be} deeper than the skin of his flesh, it {is} a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him uncleanIf the bright spot {be} white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight {be} not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up {him that hath} the plague seven days: And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, {if} the plague in his sight be at a stay, {and} the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more: And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, {if} the plague {be} somewhat dark, {and} the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it {is but} a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. [Read More]

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have… But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto youFor yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. [Read More]