But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

Love not the world, neither the things {that are} in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

From men {which are} thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, {which have} their portion in {this} life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid {treasure}: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their {substance} to their babes. {which are: or, by} {they...: or, their children are full}

And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: {offend...: or, cause thee to offend}

Because the carnal mind {is} enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. {the carnal...: Gr. the minding of the flesh}

Whose end {is} destruction, whose God {is their} belly, and {whose} glory {is} in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

Confirming the souls of the disciples, {and} exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. {a green...: or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil}

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto. {there unto: or, to sufferings, or, to persecution}

And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Behold, these {are} the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase {in} riches.

And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, {and} did mock at her sabbaths. {pleasant: or, desirable}

Their inward thought {is, that} their houses {shall continue} for ever, {and} their dwelling places to all generations; they call {their} lands after their own names. {all...: Heb. generation and generation}

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Yet he filled their houses with good {things}: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;

In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.

They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. {in wealth: or, in mirth}

Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. {have...: Heb. pass the thoughts of the heart}

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Blessed {are} they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. {end: or, reward}

Better {is} the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: {and} the patient in spirit {is} better than the proud in spirit.

Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

From men {which are} thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, {which have} their portion in {this} life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid {treasure}: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their {substance} to their babes. {which are: or, by} {they...: or, their children are full}

But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed {are} the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. {from henceforth...: or, from henceforth saith the Spirit, Yea}

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? {of the: or, of that}

{They that were} full have hired out themselves for bread; and {they that were} hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and {your} joy to heaviness.

And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth {his} promise fail for evermore? {for evermore: Heb. to generation and generation?}

And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so {is} the laughter of the fool: this also {is} vanity. {crackling: Heb. sound}

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth {is} heaviness.

{There is} a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, {and} did mock at her sabbaths. {pleasant: or, desirable}

At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. {an...: or, a cockatrice}

Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What {is that} to us? see thou {to that}.

Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy {place}. {wealthy: Heb. moist}

And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: {but} thou hast kept the good wine until now.

Lo, their good {is} not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;

When I remember these {things}, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.

And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, {his...: Gr. the angels of his power}

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given {us} everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

Cursed {shall be} thy basket and thy store.

And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress. {oppress: or, terrify}

For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. {rejoiceth: or, glorieth}

If I rejoiced because my wealth {was} great, and because mine hand had gotten much; {gotten...: Heb. found much}

Take {that} thine {is}, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.

Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed {be ye} poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.