Therefore, behold, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,

this Ezra came up from Babylon; and he was a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which Jehovah the God of Israel had given. The king granted him all his request, according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him.

For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of Jehovah, and to do it, and to teach the statutes and ordinances in Israel.

And I, even I, Artaxerxes the king, issue a decree to all the treasurers beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of Heaven, may require of you, let it be done diligently,

Therefore also the wisdom of God said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,

And we have such confidence through Christ toward God.

who also made us able ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit makes alive.

even as you also learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you,

not a new convert, that he not be puffed up with pride and fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.

And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.

All Scripture is breathed by God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

holding fast the faithful Word according to the teaching, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.

Likewise exhort the young men to be of sound mind,

in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility,

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

The tongue of the just is as choice silver; the heart of the wicked is as little.

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of heart.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he who leads souls is wise.

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but the heart of the fool is not so.

He who handles a matter wisely shall find good, and whoever trusts in Jehovah, happy is he.

Understanding is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the correction of fools is folly.

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

Extend your ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge,

for it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you; they shall all be fixed upon your lips,

And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

The words of the wise are like goads, and as nails from the collection, fastened by the Master, given from one Shepherd.

For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus' sake.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not from us.

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),

To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

At our door all manner of excellent fragrances for love, new and old, I have treasured up for you, my beloved.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I love you, that you also love one another.

Brethren, I do not write a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the Word which you heard from the beginning.

Again, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.