Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD {be} God, follow him: but if Baal, {then} follow him. And the people answered him not a word. {opinions: or, thoughts}

A double minded man {is} unstable in all his ways.

Nevertheless I have {somewhat} against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship {and} that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham; {by the...: or, to the LORD}

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, {see that ye} love one another with a pure heart fervently:

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and {that} I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest {there be} debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and {in} all judgment; {judgment: or, sense}

And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that {were} on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images. {Their heart...: or, He hath divided their heart} {break...: Heb. behead} {images: Heb. statues, or, standing images}

If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.

Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

But if any man love God, the same is known of him.

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD {be} God, follow him: but if Baal, {then} follow him. And the people answered him not a word. {opinions: or, thoughts}

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

They that {were} foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

My soul breaketh for the longing {that it hath} unto thy judgments at all times.

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.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: {but} I hope in thy word.

So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.

Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images. {Their heart...: or, He hath divided their heart} {break...: Heb. behead} {images: Heb. statues, or, standing images}

O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee? {We are...: Heb. We have dominion}

I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, {and} Israel is defiled.

Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.

I am the good shepherd, and know my {sheep}, and am known of mine.

Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?

As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter {also}, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.