American Standard Version of 1901
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For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content.
and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in the {Or, good tidings: and so elsewhere.}gospel.
why do we also stand in jeopardy every hour?
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is {Or, in the mist of you}within you.
But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:
In my Father's house are many {Or, abiding-places}mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.
Father, {Greek: that which thou hast given me, I desire that where I am, they also may be with me, that &c.}I desire that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born {Or, from above See verse 31, chapter 19:11; James 1:17; 3:15,17}anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Thou {Or, sparest}meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou wast wroth, and we sinned: {Or, in those is continuance, and we shall be saved The Hebrew is obscure.}in them have we been of long time; and shall we be saved?
for all {Greek: sinned.}have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, {Habakkuk 2:4.}But the righteous shall live {Greek: from.}by faith.
But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
For if, by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; much more shall they that receive the abundance of grace and {Some ancient authorities omit of the gift.}of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, even Jesus Christ.
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, {Or, both rightousness and sanctification and redemption}and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
If ye know that he is righteous, {Or, know ye}ye know that every one also that doeth righteousness is begotten of him.
Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be {Or, able, when once}able.
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force.
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
(for he saith, {Isaiah 49:8.}At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee,And in a day of salvation did I succor thee:behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation):
Wherefore, even as the Holy Spirit saith, {Psalm 95:7 ff.}To-day if ye shall hear his voice,
Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation,Like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness,
I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every {Or, matter}purpose and for every work.
for bodily exercise is profitable {Or, for little}for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.