Exhortations to

8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, y which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: 10 To the intent that now bunto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the inanifold wisdom of God,

11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

12 In whom we have boldness and access f with confidence by the faith of him.

man;

17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly "above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

21 y Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

CHAP. IV.

1 He exhorteth to unity, 7 and declareth that God therefore giveth divers 11 gifts unto men, that his church might be 13 edified, and 16 grown up in Christ. 18 He calleth them from the impurity of the Gentiles, 24 to put on the new man, 25 to cast off lying, and 23 corrupt communication.

i 2 Co. 1.6. 1 Co. 12. ch. 1. 10. 28.ch.2 20. Phi.2.9.10, u Ac. 21.8. 2 Ti. 4. 5. Ro. 9 23. r Ac. 20. ch.1.7 Phi. 2, 4.19.Col.1. y Ro. 12. 7. zlio.12.7.

27.

Or, in

the Lord.

Or, being sin

cere.

ch. 1. 22. & 2. 21. Col. 1. 18. m Col. 2.

I THEREFORE, the prison-Phi.1.27. 19. er of the Lord, beseech you Col. 1. 10 ch. 2.1.2, that ye walk worthy of the vo1 Th. 2. 12.3. ver. 22. cation wherewith ye are called, 2 c With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love;

3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 There is one body, and fone Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

c Ac.20.19. Col. 3. 7. 1 Ga. 5. 22. Pe. 4. 3. 23. Col. 3. 12, 13.

d Col.3.14.

Ro. 1.21. PAc.26.18. 9 ch. 2. 12.

e Ro. 12. 5. Ga. 4. 8. 1 1Co.1212, Th. 4. 5. 13.ch.2.16. Ro. 1.21.

94 Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he inight fill all things,

11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and somne, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto da pertect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every 5 wind of doctrine, by the sleight of meu, and cumming craftiness, h whereby they lie in wait to de

ceive:

15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

16 in From whom the whole body fily joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that "ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: 19 Who, being past feeling, have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

20 But ye have not so learned Christ;

21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by hun, as the truth is in Jesus: 22 That ye put off concerning 1 Ti. 4. 2. Ro. 1. 24, 26. 1 Pe. Col. 2. 11. & 3. 8, 9. He. 12

mutual kindness.

the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

23 And a be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God c is created in righteousness and true holi

ness.

25 Wherefore putting away lying, 4 speak every man truth with his neighbour: fore we are members one of another.

26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

27 Neither give place to the devil.

28 Let him that stole, steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have Ito give to him that needeth.

29 Let no corrupt commumication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of predemp

tion.

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and revil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

32 And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, " forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

CHAP. V.

2 After general exhortations, to love, 3 to fly fornication, 4 and all uncleanness, 7 not to converse with the wicked, 15 to walk warily, and to be 18 filled with the Spirit, 22 he descendeth to the particular duties, how wives ought to obey their husbands, 25 and husbands ought to love their wives, 32 even as Christ doth his church.

BE

E a ye therefore followers of
God as dear children;

2 And walk in love, cas Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, flet it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

5 For this ye know, that ino whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

CHAP. V.

A. D. 64. A. D. 64. y ch. 2. 2, n Ro. 1.18. 3. ver. 17. 0 ch. 2. 2. Col. 3. 7. 1. Or, Pe. 4. 3. unbelief, Ro. 6. 6. Col. 3. 6. a Ro. 12.2. p Is. 9. 2. Col. 3. 10. Mat. 4, 16. b Ro. 6. 4. Ac. 26. 18.

2 Co.5. 17. Ro. 1. 21.

Ga. 6. 15. ch.2.11,12. ch. 6. 11, &4.1.Tit. Col. 3. 10. 3.3. 1Pe.2. c ch. 2. 10. 9.

Or. holiness of truth. d Zec. 8. 16. ver. 15. Col. 3. 9. e Ro. 12.5. f Ps. 4. 4. & 37. 8.

9 John 8, 12. & 12.4, 6. 2 Co. 3. 18. & 4. 6. 1 Th. 5. 5. 1 Jo. 2. 9. r Lu. 16.8. John12 36. s Ga. 5.22.

200.2.10, t Ro. 12.2. 11. Ja. 4.7. Phi. 1, 10. 1 T. 5. 9. 1 Th. 5.21. hAc.20.35 1 Ti. 2. 3. 1 Th. 4,11, a 1 Co. 5.9, 2 Th. 3. 8, 11.&10.20. 11, 12. 2 Co. 6. 14. Or, to

distribute.

2 Th. 3. 6,

14.

i Lu. 3. 11. Ro. 6.21. * Mat. 12. & 13. 12. 36. ch. 5.4. Ga. 6. 8. Col. 3. 8. y Le.19.17. 7 Col. 4. 6.1 Ti. 5. 20. 1Th. 5. 11.

Il Or, to edify profitably. m Col. 3. 16.

Ro. 1.21,

26. ver. 3. a John 3.

20, 21. He. 4. 13.

Or, discovered. Or, it. Is. 60. 1.

n Is. 7. 13. & 63 10. Ez. 16. 43. 1 Th. 5 19. Ro. 13. 11, o chị 1, 13, 12. 1Co lã. p Lu.21.29. 34. 1 Th.5. Ro. . 23. 6. ch. 1. 14. q Col. 3, 8, 19.

John 5. 25. Ro.6.4, 5. ch. 2. 5. Tit. 3. 2. Col. 3. 1. Ja. 4. 1. 1d Col. 4. 5. Pe. 2. 1. e Col. 4. 5. Tit. 3. 3. Ga. 6. 10. t2Co.2.10. Ec. 11.2. Col. 3. 12, 13.

u Mat. 6, 14 Ma. 11. 25.

12. 1. John12.35. ch. 6, 16. Col. 4. 5. Ro. 12. 2. a Mat. 5.1 Th. 4.3. 45, 48. Lu. 5. 18.

6.36. ch. 4. 32.

* Pr. 20. 1. & 23.29,30. 18. 5.11,22.

b John 13. 34 15.12. Lu. 21. 34.

1 Th. 4. 9. Ac.16 25.

1 Jo. 3. 11, 1 Co.14.26. 23. & 4.21. Col. 3. 16. e Ga. 1. 4. Ja. 5. 13.

7. 27. & 9. 18. 63. 7.

& 2.20. He. m Ps. 34.1.

14,26.& 10. Col. 3. 17.

Duties of husbands, wives, &c. vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedi

ence.

7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

8 p For ye were sometime darkness, but now 4 are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light; 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth ;)

10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

13 But all things that are reproved, are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

14 Wherefore he saith, A wake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

15 d'See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

16 Redeeming the time, fbecause the days are evil.

17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

18 And be not drunk with. wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,

20 m Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father," in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

22 p Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, vas unto the Lord.

23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the Saviour of the body.

24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands u in every thing.

25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and y gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not |2Th. 1, 3, n He. 13. 15. Y Pe. 2. 5. & 4. 11. o Phi.

10,12. 1 Jo. 1 Th. 5.18.

3. 16.

4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but d bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

6 h Not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: 8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the Fame shall he receive of the Lord, A whether he be bond or free. 9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, m forbearing threatening: knowing that

g 1Co.6.16. ch. 1. 21. h ver. 25. Col. 2. 15.

Col. 3 19. Lu.22.53. il Pe. 3.6. John12.31. & 14. 50. a Pr.23.22. ch.2.2.Col. Col. 3. 20. 1. 13. Ex.20.12. Or, wickDe. 5.16.& ed spirits. 27. 16. Je. Or,

35. 18. Ez. heavenly, 22. 7. Mal. as ch. 1 3. 1. 6. Mat. u 2 Co. 10. 15.4.Ma.7.4. ver. 11.

10.

c Col.3.21.

ch. 5. 16.

Or, having over como all.

у

d Ge.18.19. De. 4. 9. & Is. 11. 5. 6. 7, 20. & Lu 12. 35. 11. 19. Ps. 1 Pe. 1. 13. 78.4.Pr.19. z Is.59.17. 18. & 22.6. 2 Co. 6. 7. & 29. 17. 1 Th. 5. 8. e Col.3.22.a Is. 52. 7. 1 Ti. 6. 1. Ro. 10. 15. Tit. 2. 9. 1b 1 Jo. 5.4. Pe. 2. 18. c 1s. 59.17. 1 Th. 5. 8. d He. 4.12. Re. 1.16.& 2. 16. & 19

f 2 Co. 7. 15. Phi. 2. 12.

g1 Ch. 23. 17. Col. 3. 22.

23.

i Ro. 2. 6. 2 Co. 5. 10. Col. 3. 24.

15.

e Lu. 18. 1. Ro. 12. 12.

h Col.3.22, Col. 4. 2. 1 Th. 5. 17. f Mat. 26. 41. Ma. 13. 33 g ch. 1. 16. Phi. 1. 4. 1 Ti. 2. 1. h Ac. 4.29. Col. 4. 3. 2 Th. 3. 1. i2 Co.3.12.

Ga. 3.28. Col. 3. 11. 1 Col. 4. 1. Or, moderating.

43.

m Le. 25. 2Co.5 20. 1 Ac 26.28. & 2s. 20. ch31.Phi 1. 7, 13, 14. 2 Ti. 1. 16.

Some read, both your and their Mas ter.

n John 13. 13. 1 Co. 7.

190

The Christian warfare. neither is there respect of persons with him.

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and Pin the power of his might.

11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

12 For we wrestle not against +flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the dark. ness of this world, against Ispir. itual wickedness in high places.

13 Wherefore take unto you the whole arinour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the

evil day, and having done all, to

stand.

14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breast-plate of righteousness;

15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and & supplication for all saints;

19 h And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth i boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 For which I am an ambassadorin bonds: that therein m[ I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

21 But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall inake known to you all things:

22 Whom 1'have sent unto yon for the same purpose, that ye inight know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.

23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

Written from Rome unto the Ephesians, by Tychicus. & 2.9. Philem. 10. Or, in a chain. Or, thereof m Ac. 29. 31 Phi. 1. 20. 1 Th. 2. 2. n Col. 4. 7 Ac. 20. 4. 2 Ti. 4. 12. Tit. 3. 12. p Col. 4.8. 71 Pe. 15. 14. Tit. 2. 7. Or, with incorruption.

TO

15 Some indeed preach Christ even of euvy and strife; and some also of good will.

16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: 17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the detence of the gospel.

18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

20 According to my earnest expectation, and my hope, that bi nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, 80 now also, Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.

23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

24 Nevertheless, to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.

25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith; 26 That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.

27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, i that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.

29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, Pnot only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

30 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

CHAP. II.

1 He exhorteth them to unity, and to all humbleness of mind, by the exam

Paul exhorteth to unity.

ple of Christ's humility and exalta tion: 12 to a careful proceeding in the way of salvation, that they be as lights to the wicked world, 16 and comforts to him their apostle, who is now ready to be offered up to God. 19 He hopeth to send Timothy to them, whom he greatly commendeth, 25 as Epaphroditus also, whom he presently sendeth to them.

IF there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, a if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 2 Full ye my joy, d that ye be like-minded,having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain-glory; but fin lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and n was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

9 Wherefore God also P hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every

name:

10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 Ands that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with "fear and trembling.

13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, a the sons of God, without rebuke, bin the midst of ea crooked and perverse nation, among whom dye shine as lights in the world;

16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

17 Yea, and if I be toffered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

e De. 32. 5.

1 Or, Moreover. Rc.16.21. 1 Th. 3. 2.

Ps. 55.13.

Or, so dear

unto me.

2.

Philem.

2Co.8.23.

t ch. 1. 3.

o Mat 26. 59, 12 Jobu 10. 18. He. 5.& 12.2. p John 17. 1,2.5. A.2 33 He 29.

He hopeth to send Timothy.

18 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.

19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also inay be of good confort, when I know your

state.

20 For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.

21 For all seek their own, not Jesus the things which are Christ's.

22 But ye know the proof of him, " that as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.

23 Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.

24 But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly. 25 Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you P Epaphrolitus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellow-soldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.

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

27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but ou me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

28 I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I inay be the less sorrowful.

29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hon-hold such in reputation:

12. 1 Ti. 5. 17.

r 1 Co. 16. 17.ch 4.10.

7 Ep. 1.20, 21. Me.1.4. a 2 Co. 13. ris. 45.23.11. ch 4.4. Mat.2.1.I 1 Th. 5.16. Ro. 14. 11.

Re. 5. 13. Is. 56. 10. John 13. Ga. 5. 15. 13. Ac. 2 c 2 Co. 11.

36. Ro. 14. 13.

9. 1Co 8.6.

& 12 3. 1 ch. 1. 5. u Ep. 6. 5.

d Ro. 2.28. Ga. 5. 2.

e De.10.16.

x 2 Co.3.5. & 30.6. Je, Hr. 13. 21 4. 4. Ro. 2. y 1 Co. 10 29. & 4.11, 10.1 Pe.4.9 12. Col. 2. Ro. 14.112. Or, sincere.

e 2 Co. 1. 14.

Ga. 6.14.

2 Co. 11.

CHAP. III.

1 He warneth them to beware of the false teachers of the circumcision, 4 shewing that himself hath greater cause than they to trust in the righte ousness of the law: 7 which notwith standing he counteth as dung and loss, to gain Christ and his righte ousness, 12 therein acknowledging his own imperfection. 15 He exhortelh them to be thus minded, 17 and to im itale him, 18 and to decline the ways of carnal Christians.

FINALLY, my brethren, re

joice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.

2 Beware of dogs, beware of cevil-workers, d beware of the concision.

3 For we are the circumcision, fwhich worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath