Study Desk

My brothers, a fig tree is not able to produce olives, or a vine figs. So neither can a fountain produce both salt and sweet water.

so that the proving of your faith, much more precious than perishing gold, but having been proved through fire, may be found to praise and honor and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

the ones believing in God through Him, He raising Him from the dead, and giving glory to Him so that your faith and hope may be in God.

But you are "an elect race," "a royal priesthood," "a holy nation," "a people for possession," so that "you may openly speak of the virtues" of the One who has called you out of darknessinto His marvelous light; LXX-Ex.23:22; MT-Ex. 19:5, 6

because so is the will of God, doing good to silence the ignorance of foolish men;

For so once indeed the holy women who were hoping on God adorned themselves, submitting themselves to their own husbands,

but according as you share the sufferings of Christ, rejoice; so that you may rejoice exultingly at the revelation of His glory.

So as indeed the ones suffering according to God's will, as to a faithful Creator, let them commit their souls in well-doing.

by which means He has given to us the very great and precious promises, so that through these you might be partakers of the divine nature, escaping from the corruption in the world by lust.

For so will be richly furnished to you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

But I deem it right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by a reminder,

and saying, Where is the promise of His coming? For from which time the fathers fell asleep, all things remain so from the beginning of creation.

For this is hidden from them by their willing it so , that heavens were of old, and earth by water, and through water, having subsisted by the Word of God,

My little children, I write these things to you so that you do not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

The one claiming to rest in Him ought so to walk himself as that One walked.

They went out from us, but they were not of us. For if they were of us, they would have remained with us; but they left so that it might be revealed that they all are not of us.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Do not at all fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw you into prison, so that you may be tried; and you will have affliction ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

So you also have those holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.

So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to vomit you out of My mouth.