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Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight [thereof], not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak.
For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.
For if these things be in you, and abound, they make [you that ye shall] neither [be] barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
Now therefore perform the doing [of it]; that as [there was] a readiness to will, so [there may be] a performance also out of that which ye have.
And not [that] only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and [declaration of] your ready mind:
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly [is] ready, but the flesh [is] weak.
¶ Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
And withal they learn [to be] idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
¶ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
¶ But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
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