Let no man take your reward from you by consciously making little of himself and giving worship to angels; having his thoughts fixed on the things which he has seen, being foolishly lifted up in his natural mind,

Do not lie to one another, [because you] have taken off the old man together with his deeds,

And he acting with injustice shall be taken care of for what he did unjustly: and there is no distinction of persons.

and with him is Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will let you know everything about the situation here [in Rome].

For I can bear witness to the deep interest he takes in you and in the brethren at Laodicea and in those at Hierapolis.

church which uses to meet in his house. when this epistle has been read among you, take care that it be read likewise in the church of the Laodiceans, and

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

that each of you should learn to take a wife for himself chastely and honourably,

that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;

For we say this to you by [the authority of] the word of the Lord [Note: Paul was either quoting what Jesus had previously said, or was giving a revelation he had received from the Lord. See I Cor. 14:37], that we [Christians] who are [still] alive, who are left [on earth] when the Lord returns, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. [Note: The point Paul is making is that the living will not be "changed" (I Cor. 15:51-52) and taken to heaven before the dead are raised].

Then we who are still living will be taken up together with them into the clouds to see the Lord in the air: and so will we be for ever with the Lord.

You, however, Brothers, are not in darkness, that the daylight should take you by surprise as if you were thieves.

So then, let us not take our rest as the others do, but let us be self-controlled and awake.

they that are sober take their rest in the night, whilst they that are sots, are drunk in the night:

But we beg you, brethren, to know those who labour among you, and take the lead among you in the Lord, and admonish you,

Take care that none of you ever pays back wrong for wrong, but always follow the kindest course with one another and with every one.

So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

and to reward with rest you who are afflicted, along with us. This will take place at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with His powerful angels,

He will come in flames of fire to take vengeance on those who have no knowledge of God, and do not obey the Good News as to Jesus, our Lord.

Do not let anyone deceive you in any way, for it will not come unless the rebellion takes place first and the man of sin, who is destined for destruction, is revealed.

Who puts himself against all authority, lifting himself up over all which is named God or is given worship; so that he takes his seat in the Temple of God, putting himself forward as God.

For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

in order that all may come under judgement who have refused to believe the truth and have taken pleasure in unrighteousness.

And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:

Now if anyone [in the church] does not obey what we say in this letter, take special note of that person and do not associate with him, so that he will be ashamed and repent.

Have no feeling of hate for him, but take him in hand seriously as a brother.

For those who go after loose women, for those with unnatural desires, for those who take men prisoners, who make false statements and false oaths, and those who do any other things against the right teaching,

Let a woman quietly take the place of a learner and be under authority.

And Adam was not taken by deceit, but the woman, being tricked, became a wrongdoer.

ruling well his own house, having his children in subjection with all dignity,??5 but if any one knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God???6 not a novice, lest being inflated with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One.

And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One.

(And let these also first be proved, then let them take the office of deacons, if they be found blameless.)

and, confessedly, great is the secret of piety -- God was manifested in flesh, declared righteous in spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!

Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge.

Because everything which God has made is good, and nothing is evil, if it is taken with praise:

Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress.

Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes of God.

If anyone does not take care of his own relatives, especially his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

[So], if any woman believer has widows [in her family], she should take care of them and not require the church to be burdened, so that it can take care of the true widows [i.e., destitute ones].

Let the elders who take the lead among the saints well be esteemed worthy of double honour, specially those labouring in word and teaching;

Do not take as true any statement made against one in authority, but only if two or three give witness to it.

but rebuke offenders publicly, so that others may take warning.

Never ordain any one hastily, and take no part in the wrong-doing of others. Keep your life pure.

(No longer be a water-drinker; but take a little wine for the sake of your digestion and your frequent ailments.)

And let those whose masters are of the faith have respect for them because they are brothers, working for them the more readily, because those who take part in the good work are of the faith and are dear. Give orders and teaching about these things.

Bitter talk of men who, being evil in mind and dead to what is true, take the faith to be a way of making profit.

For we have brought nothing into the world, so [it is clear that] we cannot take anything out of it, either.

But those who have a desire for wealth are falling into danger, and are taken as in a net by a number of foolish and damaging desires, through which men are overtaken by death and destruction.

Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

to do good, to be rich in generous actions, to take pleasure in liberality, ready to distribute;

storing up for themselves a good foundation for the future, in order that they may take hold of [what is] truly life.

O Timothy, take good care of that which is given to you, turning away from the wrong and foolish talk and arguments of that knowledge which is falsely so named;

So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord or about me His prisoner, but with me take your share of suffering for the gospel [continue to preach regardless of the circumstances], in accordance with the power of God [for His power is invincible],

which has now been revealed through the appearance of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has taken away the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the good news,

Take thy share in suffering as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

A fighting man, when he is with the army, keeps himself free from the business of this life so that he may be pleasing to him who has taken him into his army.

And if any one takes part in an athletic contest, he gets no prize unless he obeys the rules.

It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.

But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil,

men who as to the truth have gone astray, saying that the resurrection has taken place already; and overthrow the faith of some.

And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

Take notice that in the latter days difficult incidents will arise;

For of these are they that creep into houses, and take captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts,

Proclaim the word, take thy position - in season, out of season, - convince, rebuke, encourage, - with all long-suffering and teaching.

For the time will come when they will not take the true teaching; but, moved by their desires, they will get for themselves a great number of teachers for the pleasure of hearing them;

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

The coat which I did not take from Troas and which is with Carpus, get when you come, and the books, specially the papers.

But the Lord was by my side and gave me strength; so that through me the news might be given out in full measure, and all the Gentiles might give ear: and I was taken out of the mouth of the lion.

The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will take me safely to his heavenly kingdom. Glory belongs to him forever and ever! Amen.

I did not take you with me when I went away from Crete, so that you might do what was necessary to put things in order there, placing men in authority over the churches in every town, as I said to you;

By whom some families have been completely overturned; who take money for teaching things which are not right; these will have to be stopped.

let your words be sound and such that no exception can be taken to them, so that the opposite side may be confounded by finding nothing that they can say to our discredit.

The word is faithful, and I desire that thou insist strenuously on these things, that they who have believed God may take care to pay diligent attention to good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

dispatch Zenas the lawyer, and Apollos, and take care that nothing be wanting to their journey.

If then you take me to be your friend and brother, take him in as myself.

He is the reflection of God's glory, and the representation of his being, and bears up the universe by his mighty word. He has effected man's purification from sin, and has taken his seat on high at the right hand of God's Majesty,

But of which of the angels has he said at any time, Take your seat at my right hand till I put all those who are against you under your feet?

are not all those spirits dispatch'd as ministers to take care of those who shall belong to the christian church.

Because of this it behoveth us more abundantly to take heed to the things heard, lest we may glide aside,

How shall we escape, having neglected such great salvation; which at the beginning taken to be spoken by the Lord, by them having heard was made firm to us;

But a certain writer has given his witness, saying, What is man, that you keep him in mind? what is the son of man, that you take him into account?

Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he himself also in like manner did take part of the same, that through death he might destroy him having the power of death -- that is, the devil --

For he does not indeed take hold of angels by the hand, but he takes hold of the seed of Abraham.

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess,

But Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. We are of his house, if in fact we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope we take pride in.

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

To whom did He take oath that they should not be admitted to His rest, if it was not to those who disobeyed Him?

Having therefore a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us take hold of the affirmation.

Let us therefore come near with boldness to the throne of grace, so that we may take mercy, and may find grace for timely help.

For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

And no one takes the honour to himself but as called by God, even as Aaron also.

In the same way Christ did not take for himself the glory of being made a high priest, but was given it by him who said, You are my Son, this day I have given you being:

For everyone who takes milk is without experience of the word of righteousness: he is a child.

With God's permission, we will take this step.