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Looking for the blessed hope and coming of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable, a pursuer of good works.

For we ourselves also were some time unwise, incredulous, erring, slaves to divers desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

But avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions and strivings about the law. For they are unprofitable and vain.

When I shall send to thee Artemas or Tychicus, make haste to come unto me to Nicopolis. For there I have determined to winter.

And let our men also learn to excel in good works for necessary uses: that they be not unfruitful.

For I have had great joy and consolation in thy charity, because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed by thee, brother.

For charity sake I rather beseech, whereas thou art such a one, as Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also of Jesus Christ.

I beseech thee for my son, whom I have begotten in my bands, Onesimus,

For perhaps he therefore departed for a season from thee that thou mightest receive him again for ever:

But withal prepare me also a lodging. For I hope that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

For to which of the angels hath he said at any time: Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee? And again: I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

But to the Son: Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of justice is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent to minister for them who shall receive the inheritance of salvation?

For if the word spoken by angels became steadfast and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward:

For God hath not subjected unto angels the world to come, whereof we speak.

Thou hast subjected all things under his feet. For in that he hath subjected all things to him he left nothing not subject to him. But now we see not as yet all things subject to him.

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour: that, through the grace of God he might taste death for all.

For it became him for whom are all things and by whom are all things, who had brought many children into glory, to perfect the author of their salvation, by his passion.

For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one. For which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying: