American Standard Version of 1901
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{Hebrew: A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah.}Diverse weights, and diverse measures,Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah;And {Hebrew: a balance of deceit.}a false balance is not good.
And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright and pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if {Or, it}he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye {Or, seen; O God, besides thee, one that &c.}seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him.
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?
And ye know that he was manifested to {Or, bear sins}take away sins; and in him is no sin.
Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel.
Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.
Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if {Or, it}he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
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.
Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:
Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if {Or, it}he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
And every one that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
And ye know that he was manifested to {Or, bear sins}take away sins; and in him is no sin.
he that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked.
I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.
For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps:
Do all things without murmurings and questionings:
that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as {Greek: luminaries. Wisd. 13:2; compare Revelation 21:11}lights in the world,
holding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labor in vain.
Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
and some save, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack oil.
But thou hast a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments: and they shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy.
Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
If ye are reproached {Greek: in.}for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; because the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.
For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler in other men's matters:
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.