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to be chaste and holy, and to take good care of their households, and to be obedient to their husbands; so that no one may reproach the word of God.

but let them manifest that their fidelity, in all respects, is good: so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Life-giver, in all things.

For the all-vivifying grace of God, is revealed to all men;

and it teacheth us, to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live in this world in sobriety, and in uprightness, and in the fear of God,

looking for the blessed hope, and the manifestation of the glory of the great God, and our Life-giver, Jesus the Messiah;

But when the kindness and compassion of God our Life-giver was revealed,

Faithful is the word: and in these things, I would have thee also establish them; so that they, who have believed in God, may be careful to cultivate good works: these are the things, which are good, and profitable to men.

Grace be with you, and peace from God our father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

I thank my God always, and remember thee in my prayers,

IN many ways, and many forms, God anciently conversed with our fathers, by the prophets:

For to which of the angels did God ever say, Thou art my SON, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

And again, when bringing the first begotten into the world, he said: Let all the angels of God worship him.

But of the Son he said: Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a righteous sceptre is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

Thou hast loved rectitude, and hated iniquity; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness more than thy associates.

while God gave testimony concerning them, by signs and wonders, and by various miracles and distributions of the Holy Spirit, which were given according to his pleasure?

But we see him, who was depressed somewhat lower than the angels, to be this Jesus, because of the passion of his death; and glory and honor are placed on his head; for God himself, in his grace, ‡1 tasted death for all men.

And again, I will confide in him. And again, Behold me, and the children whom thou, God, hast given to me.

Wherefore it was right, that he should be in all respects like his brethren; that he might be merciful, and a high priest faithful in the things of God, and might make expiation for the sins of the people.

For every house is built by some man; but he who buildeth all things is God.

Beware, therefore, my brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart that believeth not, and ye depart from the living God.