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But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a
thief.
But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you
like a
thief.
Likewise, I want the women to
adorn themselves with respectable
apparel, with
modesty, and with self-control, not with
braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not
greedy of
filthy lucre;
Deacons
likewise must be
dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or
greedy for money.
Likewise also the good works of some are manifest
beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be
hid.
In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden.
Thou therefore
endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
Likewise, a
competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.
Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil
doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!
And their word will eat as
doth a
canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
and the talk of such men will spread
like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.
But they will not advance much further. For just
like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to
everyone.
For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
The aged women
likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh
holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
Older women,
likewise, are to be
reverent in their
behavior, not slanderers or
addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.
Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy
stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.
They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as
doth a garment;
They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.
And as a
vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
You will roll them up
like a
robe;
like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”
Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself
likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made
like unto his brethren, that he might be a
merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make
reconciliation for the sins of the people.
For this reason He had to be made
like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a
merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make
atonement for the sins of the people.
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our
infirmities; but was in all points
tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to
sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was
tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that
accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
Even though we speak
like this, beloved, we are
convinced of better things in your case—things that
accompany salvation.
Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
Without father or mother or
genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life,
like the Son of God, he remains a priest for all time.
And it is yet far more evident: for that after the
similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,
And this point is even more clear if another priest
like Melchizedek appears,
Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
It will not be
like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not
abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.
If you do not experience discipline
like everyone else, then you are
illegitimate children and not true sons.
See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless
like Esau, who for a single meal sold his
birthright.
But let him ask in faith, nothing
wavering. For he that wavereth is
like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and
tossed.
But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is
like a wave of the sea,
blown and
tossed by the wind.
But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
But the one who is rich should
exult in his low position, because he will pass away
like a flower of the field.
For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a
doer, he is
like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
For
anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is
like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and
straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
Likewise also was not
Rahab the
harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
With the tongue we
bless our Lord and Father, and with it we
curse men, who have been made in God’s
likeness.
Your gold and silver is
cankered; and the
rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have
heaped treasure together for the last days.
Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
Elijah was a man just
like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
For, “All flesh is
like grass, and all its glory
like the flowers of the field; the grass
withers and the flowers fall,
As
newborn babes, desire the
sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Like newborn babies,
crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
For ye were as sheep going
astray; but are now returned unto the
Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
Wives, in the same way, submit
yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the
behavior of their wives
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the
gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
Finally, all of you, be
like-minded and
sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
The
like figure
whereunto even baptism
doth also now save us (not the putting away of the
filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of
dirt from the body, but the
pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm
yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm
yourselves with the same
resolve, because
anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
Likewise, ye younger, submit
yourselves unto the elder.
Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with
humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Young men, in the same way, submit
yourselves to your elders. And all of you,
clothe yourselves with
humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and
Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
But these, as natural
brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
These men are
like irrational animals, creatures of
instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They
blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and
like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
But the day of the Lord will come as a
thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall
melt with
fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
But the Day of the Lord will come
like a
thief. The heavens will disappear with a
roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it
doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be
like him; for we shall see him as he is.
Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
Not as
Cain, who was of that wicked one, and
slew his brother. And wherefore
slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
Do not be
like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did
Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world we are just like Him.
Even as
Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in
like manner, giving themselves over to
fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the
vengeance of eternal fire.
In
like manner,
Sodom and
Gomorrah and the cities around them, who
indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who
sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
Yet in the same way these dreamers
defile their bodies,
reject authority, and
slander glorious beings.
But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as
brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a
trumpet,
On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice
like a
trumpet,
And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one
like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and
girt about the paps with a golden
girdle.
and among the lampstands was One
like the Son of Man, dressed in a long
robe, with a golden
sash around His chest.
His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
The hair of His head was white
like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were
like a
blazing fire.
And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
His feet were
like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was
like the
roar of many waters.
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp
twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was
like the sun
shining at its brightest.
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
And unto the angel of the church in
Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes
like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are
like fine brass;
To the angel of the church in
Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are
like a
blazing fire and whose feet are
like polished bronze.
And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a
potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
He will rule them with an iron
scepter and
shatter them
like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.
Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and
repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a
thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and
repent. If you do not
wake up, I will come
like a
thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white
raiment; and I will not
blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will
confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never
blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will
confess his name before My Father and His angels.
After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a
trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up
hither, and I will
shew thee things which must be
hereafter.
After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me
like a
trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”
And he that sat was to look upon
like a
jasper and a
sardine stone: and there was a
rainbow round about the throne, in sight
like unto an
emerald.
And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.
And the first beast was
like a lion, and the second beast
like a
calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was
like a flying eagle.
The first living creature was
like a lion, the second
like a
calf, the third had a face
like a man, and the fourth was
like an eagle in flight.
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a
penny, and three measures of barley for a
penny; and see thou
hurt not the oil and the wine.
And I heard what sounded
like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A
quart of wheat for a
denarius, and three quarts of barley for a
denarius, and do not
harm the oil and wine.”
And I
beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great
earthquake; and the sun became black as
sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great
earthquake, and the sun became black
like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is
shaken of a mighty wind.
and the stars of the sky fell to the earth
like unripe figs
dropping from a tree
shaken by a great wind.
And the heaven departed as a
scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
The sky
receded like a
scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
Then the second angel sounded his
trumpet, and something
like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,
And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
Then the third angel sounded his
trumpet, and a great star burning
like a
torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
And the name of the star is called
Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became
wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
The name of the star is
Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter
like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.
And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was
smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was
darkened, and the day
shone not for a third part of it, and the night
likewise.
Then the fourth angel sounded his
trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were
darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were
darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
The star opened the pit of the
Abyss, and smoke rose out of it
like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were
darkened by the smoke from the pit.
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.
And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be
tormented five months: and their
torment was as the
torment of a
scorpion, when he striketh a man.
And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.
And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.
And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of
chariots of many horses running to battle.
They also had thoraxes
like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was
like the
roar of many horses and
chariots rushing into battle.
And they had tails
like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to
hurt men five months.
They had tails with stingers
like scorpions, which had the power to
injure people for five months.
And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of
jacinth, and
brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and
brimstone.
Now the horses and riders in my vision looked
like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire,
sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were
like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.
For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were
like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do
hurt.
For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were
like snakes, having heads with which to
inflict harm.
And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a
rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven,
wrapped in a cloud, with a
rainbow above his head. His face was
like the sun, and his legs were
like pillars of fire.
And
cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had
cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
Then he
cried out in a loud voice
like the
roar of a lion. And when he
cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices.
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.
And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
Then from the mouth of the serpent
spewed water
like a river to overtake the woman and
sweep her away in the
torrent.
And the beast which I saw was
like unto a
leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the
dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
The beast I saw was
like a
leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the
dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
And they worshipped the
dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is
like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
They worshiped the
dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is
like the beast, and who can
wage war against it?”
And I
beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns
like a lamb, and he spake as a
dragon.
Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns
like a lamb, but spoke
like a
dragon.
And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great
thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers
harping with their harps:
And I heard a sound from heaven
like the
roar of many waters and the loud
rumbling of
thunder. And the sound I heard was
like harpists
strumming their harps.
And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat
like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp
sickle.
And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One
like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp
sickle in His hand.
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had
gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,
And the second angel poured out his
vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.
And the second angel poured out his
bowl into the sea, and it turned to blood
like that of the dead, and every living thing in the sea died.
And I saw three unclean spirits
like frogs come out of the mouth of the
dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
And I saw three unclean spirits that looked
like frogs coming out of the mouths of the
dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.
Behold, I come as a
thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
“Behold, I am coming
like a
thief. Blessed is the one who remains
awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great
earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an
earthquake, and so great.
And there were
flashes of
lightning, and rumblings, and peals of
thunder, and a great
earthquake the
likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great
quake.
And
cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is
like unto this great city!
and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever
like this great city?” they will
exclaim.
And a mighty angel took up a stone
like a great
millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
Then a mighty angel
picked up a stone the size of a great
millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.