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Verse	Translation	Text
Re 3:14	Strong Concordance	And [2532] unto the angel [32] of the church [1577] of the Laodiceans [2994] write [1125]; These things [3592] saith [3004] the Amen [281], the faithful [4103] and [2532] true [228] witness [3144], the beginning [746] of the creation [2937] of God [2316];
	King James	And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Laodiceans--The city was in the southwest of Phrygia, on the river Lycus, not far from Colosse, and lying between it and Philadelphia. It was destroyed by an earthquake, A.D. 62, and rebuilt by its wealthy citizens without the help of the state [TACITUS, Annals, 14.27]. This wealth (arising from the excellence of its wools) led to a self-satisfied, lukewarm state in spiritual things, as Rev 3:17 describes. See on Col 4:16, on the Epistle which is thought to have been written to the Laodicean Church by Paul. The Church in latter times was apparently flourishing; for one of the councils at which the canon of Scripture was determined was held in Laodicea in A.D. 361. Hardly a Christian is now to be found on or near its site. the Amen-- (Isa 65:16, Hebrew, "Bless Himself in the God of Amen . . . swear by the God of Amen," Co2 1:20). He who not only says, but is, the Truth. The saints used Amen at the end of prayer, or in assenting to the word of God; but none, save the Son of God, ever said, "Amen, I say unto you," for it is the language peculiar to God, who avers by Himself. The New Testament formula, "Amen. I say unto you," is equivalent to the Old Testament formula, "as I live, saith Jehovah." In John's Gospel alone He uses (in the Greek) the double "Amen," Joh 1:51; Joh 3:3, &c.; in English Version," Verily, verily." The title happily harmonizes with the address. His unchanging faithfulness as "the Amen" contrasts with Laodicea's wavering of purpose, "neither hot nor cold" (Rev 3:16). The angel of Laodicea has with some probability been conjectured to be Archippus, to whom, thirty years previously, Paul had already given a monition, as needing to be stirred up to diligence in his ministry. So the Apostolic Constitutions, [8.46], name him as the first bishop of Laodicea: supposed to be the son of Philemon (Plm 1:2). faithful and true witness--As "the Amen" expresses the unchangeable truth of His promises; so "the faithful the true witness," the truth of His revelations as to the heavenly things which He has seen and testifies. "Faithful," that is, trustworthy (Ti2 2:11, Ti2 2:13). "True" is here (Greek, "alethinos") not truth-speaking (Greek, "alethes"), but "perfectly realizing all that is comprehended in the name Witness" (Ti1 6:13). Three things are necessary for this: (1) to have seen with His own eyes what He attests; (2) to be competent to relate it for others; (3) to be willing truthfully to do so. In Christ all these conditions meet [TRENCH]. beginning of the creation of God--not he whom God created first, but as in Col 1:15-18 (see on Col 1:15-18), the Beginner of all creation, its originating instrument. All creation would not be represented adoring Him, if He were but one of themselves. His being the Creator is a strong guarantee for His faithfulness as "the Witness and Amen."

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

Laodiceans--The city was in the southwest of Phrygia, on the river Lycus, not far from Colosse, and lying between it and Philadelphia. It was destroyed by an earthquake, A.D. 62, and rebuilt by its wealthy citizens without the help of the state [TACITUS, Annals, 14.27]. This wealth (arising from the excellence of its wools) led to a self-satisfied, lukewarm state in spiritual things, as Rev 3:17 describes. See on Col 4:16, on the Epistle which is thought to have been written to the Laodicean Church by Paul. The Church in latter times was apparently flourishing; for one of the councils at which the canon of Scripture was determined was held in Laodicea in A.D. 361. Hardly a Christian is now to be found on or near its site.

the Amen-- (Isa 65:16, Hebrew, "Bless Himself in the God of Amen . . . swear by the God of Amen," Co2 1:20). He who not only says, but is, the Truth. The saints used Amen at the end of prayer, or in assenting to the word of God; but none, save the Son of God, ever said, "Amen, I say unto you," for it is the language peculiar to God, who avers by Himself. The New Testament formula, "Amen. I say unto you," is equivalent to the Old Testament formula, "as I live, saith Jehovah." In John's Gospel alone He uses (in the Greek) the double "Amen," Joh 1:51; Joh 3:3, &c.; in English Version," Verily, verily." The title happily harmonizes with the address. His unchanging faithfulness as "the Amen" contrasts with Laodicea's wavering of purpose, "neither hot nor cold" (Rev 3:16). The angel of Laodicea has with some probability been conjectured to be Archippus, to whom, thirty years previously, Paul had already given a monition, as needing to be stirred up to diligence in his ministry. So the Apostolic Constitutions, [8.46], name him as the first bishop of Laodicea: supposed to be the son of Philemon (Plm 1:2).

faithful and true witness--As "the Amen" expresses the unchangeable truth of His promises; so "the faithful the true witness," the truth of His revelations as to the heavenly things which He has seen and testifies. "Faithful," that is, trustworthy (Ti2 2:11, Ti2 2:13). "True" is here (Greek, "alethinos") not truth-speaking (Greek, "alethes"), but "perfectly realizing all that is comprehended in the name Witness" (Ti1 6:13). Three things are necessary for this: (1) to have seen with His own eyes what He attests; (2) to be competent to relate it for others; (3) to be willing truthfully to do so. In Christ all these conditions meet [TRENCH].

beginning of the creation of God--not he whom God created first, but as in Col 1:15-18 (see on Col 1:15-18), the Beginner of all creation, its originating instrument. All creation would not be represented adoring Him, if He were but one of themselves. His being the Creator is a strong guarantee for His faithfulness as "the Witness and Amen."

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write - See the notes on Rev 1:20. These things saith the Amen - Referring, as is the case in every epistle, to some attribute of the speaker adapted to impress their minds, or to give special force to what he was about to say to that particular church. Laodicea was characterized by lukewarmness, and the reference to the fact that he who was about to address them was the "Amen" - that is, was characterized by the simple earnestness and sincerity denoted by that word - was eminently suited to make an impression on the minds of such a people. The word "Amen" means "true," "certain," "faithful"; and, as used here, it means that he to whom it is applied is eminently true and faithful. What he affirms is true; what he promises or threatens is certain. Himself characterized by sincerity and truth (notes on Co2 1:20), he can look with approbation only on the same thing in others: and hence he looks with displeasure on the lukewarmness which, from its very nature, always approximates insincerity. This was an attribute, therefore, every way appropriate to be referred to in addressing a lukewarm church. The faithful and true witness - This is presenting the idea implied in the word "Amen" in a more complete form, but substantially the same thing is referred to. He is a witness for God and his truth, and he can approve of nothing which the God of truth would not approve. See the notes on Rev 1:5. The beginning of the creation of God - This expression is a very important one in regard to the rank and dignity of the Saviour, and, like all similar expressions respecting him, its meaning has been much controverted. Compare the notes on Col 1:15. The phrase used here is susceptible, properly, of only one of the following significations, namely, either: (a) that he was the beginning of the creation in the sense that he caused the universe to begin to exist - that is, that he was the author of all things; or. (b) that he was the first created being; or. (c) that he holds the primacy over all, and is at the head of the universe. It is not necessary to examine any other proposed interpretations, for the only other senses supposed to be conveyed by the words, that he is the beginning of the creation in the sense I that he rose from the dead as the first-fruits of them that sleep, or that he is the head of the spiritual creation of God, axe so foreign to the natural meaning of the words as to need no special refutation. As to the three significations suggested above, it may be observed, that the first one - that he is the author of the creation, and in that sense the beginning - though expressing a scriptural doctrine Joh 1:3; Eph 3:9; Col 1:16, is not in accordance with the proper meaning of the word used here - ἀρχὴ archē. The word properly refers to the "commencement" of a thing, not its "authorship," and denotes properly primacy in time, and primacy in rank, but not primacy in the sense of causing anything to exist. The two ideas which run through the word as it is used in the New Testament are those just suggested. For the former - primacy in regard to time - that is properly the commencement of a thing, see the following passages where the word occurs: Mat 19:4, Mat 19:8; Mat 24:8, Mat 24:21; Mar 1:1; Mar 10:6; Mar 13:8, Mar 13:19; Luk 1:2; Joh 1:1-2; Joh 2:11; Joh 6:64; Joh 8:25, Joh 8:44; Joh 15:27; Joh 16:4; Act 11:15; Jo1 1:1; Jo1 2:7, Jo1 2:13-14, Jo1 2:24; Jo1 3:8, Jo1 3:11; Jo2 1:5-6. For the latter signification, primacy of rank or authority, see the following places: Luk 12:11; Luk 20:20; Rom 8:38; Co1 15:24; Eph 1:21; Eph 3:10; Eph 6:12; Col 1:16, Col 1:18; Col 2:10, Col 2:15; Tit 3:1. The word is not, therefore, found in the sense of authorship, as denoting that one is the beginning of anything in the sense that he caused it to have an existence. As to the second of the significations suggested, that it means that he was the first created being, it may be observed: (a) that this is not a necessary signification of the phrase, since no one can show that this is the only proper meaning which could be given to the words, and therefore the phrase cannot be adduced to prove that he is himself a created being. If it were demonstrated from other sources that Christ was, in fact, a created being, and the first that God had made, it cannot be denied that this language would appropriately express that fact. But it cannot be made out from the mere use of the language here; and as the language is susceptible of other interpretations, it cannot be employed to prove that Christ is a created being. (b) Such an interpretation would be at variance with all those passages which speak of him as uncreated and eternal; which ascribe divine attributes to him; which speak of him as himself the Creator of all things. Compare Joh 1:1-3; Col 1:16; Heb 1:2, Heb 1:6,Heb 1:8, Heb 1:10-12. The third signification, therefore, remains, that he is "the beginning of the creation of God," in the sense that he is the head or prince of the creation; that is, that he presides over it so far as the purposes of redemption are to be accomplished, and so far as is necessary for those purposes. This is: (1) in accordance with the meaning of the word, Luk 12:11; Luk 20:20, et al. ut supra; and, (2) in accordance with the uniform statements respecting the Redeemer, that "all power is given unto him in heaven and in earth" Mat 28:18; that God has "given him power over all flesh" Joh 17:2; that all things are "put under his feet" the. Joh 2:8; Co1 15:27); that he is exalted over all things, Eph 1:20-22. Having this rank, it was proper that he should speak with authority to the church at Laodicea.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]
Of the Laodiceans (Ααοδικέων) Read ἐν Ααοδικείᾳ in Laodicea. Laodicea means justice of the people. As Laodice was a common name among the ladies of the royal house of the Seleucidae, the name was given to several cities in Syria and Asia Minor. The one here addressed was on the confines of Phrygia and Lydia, about forty miles east of Ephesus, and was known as Laodicea on the Lycus. It had born successively the names of Diospolis and Rhoas, and was named Laodicea when refounded by Antiochus Theos, b.c. 261-246. It was situated on a group of hills between two tributaries of the Lycus - the Asopus and the Caprus. Towards the end of the Roman Republic, and under the first emperors, it became one of the most important and flourishing cities of Asia Minor. One of its citizens, Hiero, bequeathed all his enormous property to the people, and adorned the city with costly gifts. It was the seat of large money transactions and of an extensive trade in wood. The citizens developed a taste for Greek art, and were distinguished in science and literature. Laodicea was the seat of a great medical school. During the Roman period it was the chief city of a Roman conventus or political district, in which courts were held by the proconsul of the province, and where the taxes from the subordinate towns were collected. Cicero held his court there, and many of his letters were written thence. The conventus represented by Laodicea comprised not less than twenty-five towns, and inscriptions refer to the city as "the metropolis." The Greek word διοίκηδις, corresponding to the Latin conventus was subsequently applied to an ecclesiastical district, and appears in diocese. The tutelary deity of the city was Zeus (Jupiter). Hence its earlier name, Diospolis, or City of Zeus. Many of its inhabitants were Jews. It was subject to frequent earthquakes, which eventually resulted in its abandonment. It is now a deserted place, but its ruins indicate by their magnitude its former importance. Among these are a racecourse, and three theatres, one of which is four hundred and fifty feet in diameter. An important church council was held there in the fourth century. The Amen Used only here as a proper name. See Isa 65:16, where the correct rendering is the God of the Amen, instead of A.V. God of truth. The term applied to the Lord signifies that He Himself is the fulfilment of all that God has spoken to the churches. Faithful (πιστός) The word occurs in the New Testament in two senses: trusty, faithful Mat 24:45; Mat 25:21, Mat 25:23; Luk 12:42); and believing, confiding (Joh 20:27; Gal 3:9; Act 16:1). Of God, necessarily only in the former sense. True (ἀληθινὸς) See on Rev 3:7. The veracity of Christ is thus asserted in the word faithful, true being not true as distinguished from false, but true to the normal idea of a witness. The beginning (ἡ ἀρχή) The beginner, or author; not as Col 1:15, the first and most excellent creature of God's hands. "The stress laid in the Epistle to the Colossians on the inferiority of those to whom the self-same name of ἀρχαὶ, beginnings principalities was given... to the One who was the true beginning, or, if we might venture on an unfamiliar use of a familiar word, the true Principality of God's creation, may account for the prominence which the name had gained, and therefore for its use here in a message addressed to a church exposed, like that of Colossae, to the risks of angelolatry, of the substitution of lower principalities and created mediators for Him who was the Head over all things to His Church" (Plumptre). Compare Heb 12:2, ἀρχηγὸν leader.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
To the angel of the church at Laodicea - For these St. Paul had had a great concern, Col 2:1. These things saith the Amen - That is, the True One, the God of truth. The beginning - The Author, Prince, and Ruler. Of the creation of God - Of all creatures; the beginning, or Author, by whom God made them all.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
These things saith the Amen - That is, He who is true or faithful; from אמן aman, he was tree; immediately interpreted, The faithful and true witness. See Rev 1:5. The beginning of the creation of God - That is, the head and governor of all creatures: the king of the creation. See on Col 1:15 (note). By his titles, here, he prepares them for the humiliating and awful truths which he was about to declare, and the authority on which the declaration was founded.

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¹⁵ Who [3739] is [2076] the image [1504] of the invisible [517] God [2316], the firstborn [4416] of every [3956] creature [2937]:
¹⁶ For [3754] by [1722] him [846] were [2936] all things [3956] created [2936], that are in [1722] heaven [3772], and [2532] that are in [1909] earth [1093], visible [3707] and [2532] invisible [517], whether [1535] they be thrones [2362], or [1535] dominions [2963], or [1535] principalities [746], or [1535] powers [1849]: all things [3956] were created [2936] by [1223] him [846], and [2532] for [1519] him [846]:
¹⁷ And [2532] he [846] is [2076] before [4253] all things [3956], and [2532] by [1722] him [846] all things [3956] consist [4921].
¹⁸ And [2532] he [846] is [2076] the head [2776] of the body [4983], the church [1577]: who [3739] is [2076] the beginning [746], the firstborn [4416] from [1537] the dead [3498]; that [2443] in [1722] all [3956] things he [846] might have [1096] the preeminence [4409].

¹³ I give [3853] thee [4671] charge [3853] in the sight [1799] of God [2316], who [3588] quickeneth [2227] all things [3956], and [2532] before Christ [5547] Jesus [2424], who [3588] before [1909] Pontius [4194] Pilate [4091] witnessed [3140] a good [2570] confession [3671];

¹³ If [1487] we believe not [569], yet he [1565] abideth [3306] faithful [4103]: he cannot [3756] [1410] deny [720] himself [1438].

¹¹ It is a faithful [4103] saying [3056]: For [1063] if [1487] we be dead with [4880] him, we shall [4800] also [2532] live with [4800] him:

² And [2532] to our beloved [27] Apphia [682], and [2532] Archippus [751] our [2257] fellowsoldier [4961], and [2532] to the church [1577] in [2596] thy [4675] house [3624]:

¹⁶ So [3779] then because [3754] thou art [1488] lukewarm [5513], and [2532] neither [3777] cold [5593] nor [3777] hot [2200], I will [3195] spue [1692] thee [4571] out of [1537] my [3450] mouth [4750].

³ Jesus [2424] answered [611] and [2532] said [2036] unto him [846], Verily [281], verily [281], I say [3004] unto thee [4671], Except [3362] a man [5100] be born [1080] again [509], he cannot [1410] [3756] see [1492] the kingdom [932] of God [2316].

⁵¹ And [2532] he saith [3004] unto him [846], Verily [281], verily [281], I say [3004] unto you [5213], Hereafter [737] [575] ye shall see [3700] heaven [3772] open [455], and [2532] the angels [32] of God [2316] ascending [305] and [2532] descending [2597] upon [1909] the Son [5207] of man [444].

²⁰ For [1063] all [3745] the promises [1860] of God [2316] in [1722] him [846] are yea [3483], and [2532] in [1722] him [846] Amen [281], unto [4314] the glory [1391] of God [2316] by [1223] us [2257].

¹⁶ That he who blesseth [01288] himself in the earth [0776] shall bless [01288] himself in the God [0430] of truth [0543]; and he that sweareth [07650] in the earth [0776] shall swear [07650] by the God [0430] of truth [0543]; because the former [07223] troubles [06869] are forgotten [07911], and because they are hid [05641] from mine eyes [05869].

¹⁶ And [2532] when [3752] this epistle [1992] is read [314] among [3844] you [5213], cause [4160] that [2443] it be read [314] also [2532] in [1722] the church [1577] of the Laodiceans [2994]; and [2532] that [2443] ye [5210] [314] likewise [2532] read [314] the epistle from [1537] Laodicea [2993].

¹⁷ Because [3754] thou sayest [3004], [3754] I am [1510] rich [4145], and [2532] increased with goods [4147], and [2532] have [2192] need [5532] of nothing [3762]; and [2532] knowest [1492] not [3756] that [3754] thou [4771] art [1488] wretched [5005], and [2532] miserable [1652], and [2532] poor [4434], and [2532] blind [5185], and [2532] naked [1131]:

²⁰ Which [3739] he wrought [1754] in [1722] Christ [5547], when he raised [1453] him [846] from [1537] the dead [3498], and [2532] set [2523] him at [1722] his own [846] right hand [1188] in [1722] the heavenly [2032] places,
²¹ Far above [5231] all [3956] principality [746], and [2532] power [1849], and [2532] might [1411], and [2532] dominion [2963], and [2532] every [3956] name [3686] that is named [3687], not [3756] only [3440] in [1722] this [5129] world [165], but [235] also [2532] in [1722] that which is to come [3195]:
²² And [2532] hath put [5293] all [3956] things under [5259] his [846] feet [4228], and [2532] gave [1325] him [846] to be the head [2776] over [5228] all [3956] things to the church [1577],

²⁷ For [1063] he hath put [5293] all things [3956] under [5259] his [846] feet [4228]. But [1161] when [3752] he saith [2036] [3754] all things [3956] are put under [5293] him, it is manifest [1212] that [3754] he is excepted [1622], which did put [5293] all things [3956] under [5293] him [846].

⁸ And [2532] he saith [3004] unto them [846], Draw out [501] now [3568], and [2532] bear [5342] unto the governor of the feast [755]. And [2532] they bare [5342] it.

² As [2531] thou hast given [1325] him [846] power [1849] over all [3956] flesh [4561], that [2443] he should give [1325] eternal [166] life [2222] to [3739] as many as [3956] [846] thou hast given [1325] him [846].

¹⁸ And [2532] Jesus [2424] came [4334] and spake [2980] unto them [846], saying [3004], All [3956] power [1849] is given [1325] unto me [3427] in [1722] heaven [3772] and [2532] in [1909] earth [1093].

²⁰ And [2532] they watched [3906] him, and sent forth [649] spies [1455], which should feign [5271] [1511] themselves [1438] just men [1342], that [2443] they might take hold [1949] of his [846] words [3056], that so [1519] they might deliver [3860] him [846] unto the power [746] and [2532] authority [1849] of the governor [2232].

¹¹ And [1161] when [3752] they bring [4374] you [5209] unto [1909] the synagogues [4864], and [2532] unto magistrates [746], and [2532] powers [1849], take [3309] ye no [3361] thought [3309] how [4459] or [2228] what thing [5101] ye shall answer [626], or [2228] what [5101] ye shall say [2036]:

¹⁰ And [2532], Thou [4771], Lord [2962], in [2596] the beginning [746] hast laid the foundation [2311] of the earth [1093]; and [2532] the heavens [3772] are [1526] the works [2041] of thine [4675] hands [5495]:
¹¹ They [846] shall perish [622]; but [1161] thou [4771] remainest [1265]; and [2532] they all [3956] shall wax old [3822] as [5613] doth a garment [2440];
¹² And [2532] as [5616] a vesture [4018] shalt thou fold [1667] them [846] up [1667], and [2532] they shall be changed [236]: but [1161] thou [4771] art [1488] the same [846], and [2532] thy [4675] years [2094] shall [1587] not [3756] fail [1587].

⁸ But [1161] unto [4314] the Son [5207] he saith, Thy [4675] throne [2362], O God [2316], is for [1519] ever [165] and ever [165]: a sceptre [4464] of righteousness [2118] is the sceptre [4464] of thy [4675] kingdom [932].

⁶ And [1161] again [3825], when [3752] he bringeth in [1521] the firstbegotten [4416] into [1519] the world [3625], he saith [3004], And [2532] let [4352] all [3956] the angels [32] of God [2316] worship [4352] him [846].

² Hath [2980] in [1909] these [5130] last [2078] days [2250] spoken [2980] unto us [2254] by [1722] his Son [5207], whom [3739] he hath appointed [5087] heir [2818] of all things [3956], by [1223] whom [3739] also [2532] he made [4160] the worlds [165];

¹⁶ For [3754] by [1722] him [846] were [2936] all things [3956] created [2936], that are in [1722] heaven [3772], and [2532] that are in [1909] earth [1093], visible [3707] and [2532] invisible [517], whether [1535] they be thrones [2362], or [1535] dominions [2963], or [1535] principalities [746], or [1535] powers [1849]: all things [3956] were created [2936] by [1223] him [846], and [2532] for [1519] him [846]:

¹ In [1722] the beginning [746] was [2258] the Word [3056], and [2532] the Word [3056] was [2258] with [4314] God [2316], and [2532] the Word [3056] was [2258] God [2316].
² The same [3778] was [2258] in [1722] the beginning [746] with [4314] God [2316].
³ All things [3956] were made [1096] by [1223] him [846]; and [2532] without [5565] him [846] was [1096] not [3761] any thing [1520] made [1096] that [3739] was made [1096].

¹ Put [5279] them [846] in mind [5279] to be subject [5293] to principalities [746] and [2532] powers [1849], to obey magistrates [3980], to be [1511] ready [2092] to [4314] every [3956] good [18] work [2041],

¹⁵ And having spoiled [554] principalities [746] and [2532] powers [1849], he made a shew of them [1165] openly [1722] [3954], triumphing over [2358] them [846] in [1722] it [846].

¹⁰ And [2532] ye are [2075] complete [4137] in [1722] him [846], which [3739] is [2076] the head [2776] of all [3956] principality [746] and [2532] power [1849]:

¹⁸ And [2532] he [846] is [2076] the head [2776] of the body [4983], the church [1577]: who [3739] is [2076] the beginning [746], the firstborn [4416] from [1537] the dead [3498]; that [2443] in [1722] all [3956] things he [846] might have [1096] the preeminence [4409].

¹² For [3754] we [2254] wrestle [3823] not [3756] against [2076] [4314] flesh [4561] and [2532] blood [129], but [235] against [4314] principalities [746], against [4314] powers [1849], against [4314] the rulers [2888] of the darkness [4655] of this [5127] world [165], against [4314] spiritual [4152] wickedness [4189] in [1722] high [2032] places.

¹⁰ To the intent that [2443] now [3568] unto the principalities [746] and [2532] powers [1849] in [1722] heavenly [2032] places might be known [1107] by [1223] the church [1577] the manifold [4182] wisdom [4678] of God [2316],

²¹ Far above [5231] all [3956] principality [746], and [2532] power [1849], and [2532] might [1411], and [2532] dominion [2963], and [2532] every [3956] name [3686] that is named [3687], not [3756] only [3440] in [1722] this [5129] world [165], but [235] also [2532] in [1722] that which is to come [3195]:

²⁴ Then [1534] cometh the end [5056], when [3752] he shall have delivered up [3860] the kingdom [932] to God [2316], even [2532] the Father [3962]; when [3752] he shall have put down [2673] all [3956] rule [746] and [2532] all [3956] authority [1849] and [2532] power [1411].

³⁸ For [1063] I am persuaded [3982], that [3754] neither [3777] death [2288], nor [3777] life [2222], nor [3777] angels [32], nor [3777] principalities [746], nor [3777] powers [1411], nor [3777] things present [1764], nor [3777] things to come [3195],

⁵ And [2532] now [3568] I beseech [2065] thee [4571], lady [2959], not [3756] as though [5613] I wrote [1125] [1125] a new [2537] commandment [1785] unto thee [4671], but [235] that which [3739] we had [2192] from [575] the beginning [746], that [2443] we love [25] one another [240].
⁶ And [2532] this [3778] is [2076] love [26], that [2443] we walk [4043] after [2596] his [846] commandments [1785]. This [3778] is [2076] the commandment [1785], That [2443], as [2531] ye have heard [191] from [575] the beginning [746], ye should walk [4043] in [1722] it [846].

¹¹ For [3754] this [3778] is [2076] the message [31] that [3739] ye heard [191] from [575] the beginning [746], that [2443] we should love [25] one another [240].

⁸ He that committeth [4160] sin [266] is [2076] of [1537] the devil [1228]; for [3754] the devil [1228] sinneth [264] from [575] the beginning [746]. For [1519] this purpose [5124] the Son [5207] of God [2316] was manifested [5319], that [2443] he might destroy [3089] the works [2041] of the devil [1228].

²⁴ Let [3306] that therefore [3767] abide [3306] in [1722] you [5213], which [3739] ye [5210] have heard [191] from [575] the beginning [746]. If [1437] that which [3739] ye have heard [191] from [575] the beginning [746] shall remain [3306] in [1722] you [5213], ye [5210] also [2532] shall continue [3306] in [1722] the Son [5207], and [2532] in [1722] the Father [3962].

¹³ I write [1125] unto you [5213], fathers [3962], because [3754] ye have known [1097] him that is from [575] the beginning [746]. I write [1125] unto you [5213], young men [3495], because [3754] ye have overcome [3528] the wicked one [4190]. I write [1125] unto you [5213], little children [3813], because [3754] ye have known [1097] the Father [3962].
¹⁴ I have written [1125] unto you [5213], fathers [3962], because [3754] ye have known [1097] him that is from [575] the beginning [746]. I have written [1125] unto you [5213], young men [3495], because [3754] ye are [2075] strong [2478], and [2532] the word [3056] of God [2316] abideth [3306] in [1722] you [5213], and [2532] ye have overcome [3528] the wicked one [4190].

⁷ Brethren [80], I write [1125] no [3756] new [2537] commandment [1785] unto you [5213], but [235] an old [3820] commandment [1785] which [3739] ye had [2192] from [575] the beginning [746]. The old [3820] commandment [1785] is [2076] the word [3056] which [3739] ye have heard [191] from [575] the beginning [746].

¹ That which [3739] was [2258] from [575] the beginning [746], which [3739] we have heard [191], which [3739] we have seen [3708] with our [2257] eyes [3788], which [3739] we have looked upon [2300], and [2532] our [2257] hands [5495] have handled [5584], of [4012] the Word [3056] of life [2222];

¹⁵ And [1161] as [1722] I [3165] began [756] to speak [2980], the Holy [40] Ghost [4151] fell [1968] on [1909] them [846], as [5618] [2532] on [1909] us [2248] at [1722] the beginning [746].

⁴ But [235] these things [5023] have I told [2980] you [5213], that [2443] when [3752] the time [5610] shall come [2064], ye may remember [3421] that [3754] I [1473] told [2036] you [5213] of them [846]. And [1161] these things [5023] I said [2036] not [3756] unto you [5213] at [1537] the beginning [746], because [3754] I was [2252] with [3326] you [5216].

²⁷ And [1161] ye [5210] also [2532] shall bear witness [3140], because [3754] ye have been [2075] with [3326] me [1700] from [575] the beginning [746].

⁴⁴ Ye [5210] are [2075] of [1537] your father [3962] the devil [1228], and [2532] the lusts [1939] of your [5216] father [3962] ye will [2309] do [4160]. He [1565] was [2258] a murderer [443] from [575] the beginning [746], and [2532] abode [2476] not [3756] in [1722] the truth [225], because [3754] there is [2076] no [3756] truth [225] in [1722] him [846]. When [3752] he speaketh [2980] a lie [5579], he speaketh [2980] of [1537] his own [2398]: for [3754] he is [2076] a liar [5583], and [2532] the father [3962] of it [846].

²⁵ Then [3767] said they [3004] unto him [846], Who [5101] art [1488] thou [4771]? And [2532] Jesus [2424] saith [2036] unto them [846], Even [3748] [2532] the same that I said [2980] unto you [5213] from the beginning [746].

⁶⁴ But [235] there are [1526] some [5100] of [1537] you [5216] that [3739] believe [4100] not [3756]. For [1063] Jesus [2424] knew [1492] from [1537] the beginning [746] who [5101] they were [1526] that believed [4100] not [3361], and [2532] who [5101] should [2076] betray [3860] him [846].

¹¹ This [5026] beginning [746] of miracles [4592] did [4160] Jesus [2424] in [1722] Cana [2580] of Galilee [1056], and [2532] manifested forth [5319] his [846] glory [1391]; and [2532] his [846] disciples [3101] believed [4100] on [1519] him [846].

² Even [2531] as they delivered [3860] them unto us [2254], which [3588] from [575] the beginning [746] were [1096] eyewitnesses [845], and [2532] ministers [5257] of the word [3056];

¹⁹ For [1063] in those [1565] days [2250] shall be [2071] affliction [2347], such [5108] as [3634] was [1096] not [3756] from [575] the beginning [746] of the creation [2937] which [3739] God [2316] created [2936] unto [2193] this time [3568], neither [2532] [3364] shall be [1096].

⁸ For [1063] nation [1484] shall rise [1453] against [1909] nation [1484], and [2532] kingdom [932] against [1909] kingdom [932]: and [2532] there shall be [2071] earthquakes [4578] in divers [2596] places [5117], and [2532] there shall be [2071] famines [3042] and [2532] troubles [5016]: these [5023] are the beginnings [746] of sorrows [5604].

⁶ But [1161] from [575] the beginning [746] of the creation [2937] God [2316] made [4160] them [846] male [730] and [2532] female [2338].

¹ The beginning [746] of the gospel [2098] of Jesus [2424] Christ [5547], the Son [5207] of God [2316];

²¹ For [1063] then [5119] shall be [2071] great [3173] tribulation [2347], such as [3634] was [1096] not [3756] since [575] the beginning [746] of the world [2889] to this [2193] time [3568], no [3761], nor ever [3364] shall be [1096].

⁸ All [1161] [3956] these [5023] are the beginning [746] of sorrows [5604].

⁸ He saith [3004] unto them [846], [3754] Moses [3475] because of [4314] the hardness [4641] of your [5216] hearts [4641] suffered [2010] you [5213] to put away [630] your [5216] wives [1135]: but [1161] from [575] the beginning [746] it was [1096] not [3756] so [3779].

⁴ And [1161] he answered [611] and said [2036] unto them [846], Have ye [314] not [3756] read [314], that [3754] he which [3588] made [4160] them at [575] the beginning [746] made [4160] them [846] male [730] and [2532] female [2338],

⁹ And [2532] to make [5461] all [3956] men see [5461] what [5101] is the fellowship [2842] of the mystery [3466], which [3588] from [575] the beginning of the world [165] hath been hid [613] in [1722] God [2316], who [3588] created [2936] all things [3956] by [1223] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547]:

³ All things [3956] were made [1096] by [1223] him [846]; and [2532] without [5565] him [846] was [1096] not [3761] any thing [1520] made [1096] that [3739] was made [1096].

¹⁵ Who [3739] is [2076] the image [1504] of the invisible [517] God [2316], the firstborn [4416] of every [3956] creature [2937]:

⁵ And [2532] from [575] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547], who is the faithful [4103] witness [3144], and the first begotten [4416] of [1537] the dead [3498], and [2532] the prince [758] of the kings [935] of the earth [1093]. Unto him that loved [25] us [2248], and [2532] washed [3068] us [2248] from [575] our [2257] sins [266] in [1722] his own [846] blood [129],

²⁰ The mystery [3466] of the seven [2033] stars [792] which [3739] thou sawest [1492] in [1909] my [3450] right hand [1188], and [2532] the seven [2033] golden [5552] candlesticks [3087]. The seven [2033] stars [792] are [1526] the angels [32] of the seven [2033] churches [1577]: and [2532] the seven [2033] candlesticks [3087] which [3739] thou sawest [1492] are [1526] the seven [2033] churches [1577].

² Looking [872] unto [1519] Jesus [2424] the author [747] and [2532] finisher [5051] of our faith [4102]; who [3739] for [473] the joy [5479] that was set before [4295] him [846] endured [5278] the cross [4716], despising [2706] the shame [152], and [5037] is set down [2523] at [1722] the right hand [1188] of the throne [2362] of God [2316].

¹⁵ Who [3739] is [2076] the image [1504] of the invisible [517] God [2316], the firstborn [4416] of every [3956] creature [2937]:

⁷ And [2532] to the angel [32] of the church [1577] in [1722] Philadelphia [5359] write [1125]; These things [3592] saith [3004] he that is holy [40], he that is true [228], he that hath [2192] the key [2807] of David [1138], he that openeth [455], and [2532] no man [3762] shutteth [2808]; and [2532] shutteth [2808], and [2532] no man [3762] openeth [455];

¹ Then [1161] came he [2658] to [1519] Derbe [1191] and [2532] Lystra [3082]: and [2532], behold [2400], a certain [5100] disciple [3101] was [2258] there [1563], named [3686] Timotheus [5095], the son [5207] of a certain [5100] woman [1135], which was a Jewess [2453], and believed [4103]; but [1161] his father [3962] was a Greek [1672]:

⁹ So then [5620] they which be of [1537] faith [4102] are blessed [2127] with [4862] faithful [4103] Abraham [11].

²⁷ Then [1534] saith he [3004] to Thomas [2381], Reach [5342] hither [5602] thy [4675] finger [1147], and [2532] behold [1492] my [3450] hands [5495]; and [2532] reach hither [5342] thy [4675] hand [5495], and [2532] thrust [906] it into [1519] my [3450] side [4125]: and [2532] be [1096] not [3361] faithless [571], but [235] believing [4103].

⁴² And [1161] the Lord [2962] said [2036], Who [5101] then [686] is [2076] that faithful [4103] and [2532] wise [5429] steward [3623], whom [3739] his lord [2962] shall make ruler [2525] over [1909] his [846] household [2322], to give [1325] them their portion of meat [4620] in [1722] due season [2540]?

²³ His [846] lord [2962] said [5346] unto him [846], Well done [2095], good [18] and [2532] faithful [4103] servant [1401]; thou hast been [2258] faithful [4103] over [1909] a few things [3641], I will make [2525] thee [4571] ruler [2525] over [1909] many things [4183]: enter thou [1525] into [1519] the joy [5479] of thy [4675] lord [2962].

²¹ [1161] His [846] lord [2962] said [5346] unto him [846], Well done [2095], thou good [18] and [2532] faithful [4103] servant [1401]: thou hast been [2258] faithful [4103] over [1909] a few things [3641], I will make [2525] thee [4571] ruler [2525] over [1909] many things [4183]: enter thou [1525] into [1519] the joy [5479] of thy [4675] lord [2962].

⁴⁵ Who [5101] then [686] is [2076] a faithful [4103] and [2532] wise [5429] servant [1401], whom [3739] his [846] lord [2962] hath made ruler [2525] over [1909] his [846] household [2322], to give [1325] them [846] meat [5160] in [1722] due season [2540]?

¹ For [1063] I would [2309] that ye [5209] knew [1492] what great [2245] conflict [73] I have [2192] for [4012] you [5216], and [2532] for them at [1722] Laodicea [2993], and [2532] for as many as [3745] have [3708] not [3756] seen [3708] my [3450] face [4383] in [1722] the flesh [4561];

¹⁵ Who [3739] is [2076] the image [1504] of the invisible [517] God [2316], the firstborn [4416] of every [3956] creature [2937]: