G3303–μέν–men

Howbeit at that time, not knowing God, ye were in bondage to them that by nature are no gods:

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Howbeit the [supplied: son] by the handmaid is born after the flesh; but the [supplied: son] by the freewoman [supplied: is born] through promise.

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Which things contain an allegory: for these [supplied: women] are two covenants; one from mount Sinai, bearing children unto bondage, which is Hagar.

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And he gave some [supplied: to be] apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

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Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

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the one [supplied: do it] of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel;

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and in nothing affrighted by the adversaries: which is for them an evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from God;

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Him therefore I hope to send forthwith, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me:

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Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not irksome, but for you it is safe.

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Brethren, I could not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing [supplied: I do], forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before,

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Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and severity to the body; [supplied: but are] not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

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because we would fain have come unto you, I Paul once and again; and Satan hindered us.

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but hath now been manifested by the appearing of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

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Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some unto honor, and some unto dishonor.

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and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.

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To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

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And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels winds, And his ministers a flame a fire:

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And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken;

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For men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is final for confirmation.

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to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is King of peace;

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And they indeed of the sons of Levi that receive the priest's office have commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though these have come out of the loins of Abraham:

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And here men that die receive tithes; but there one, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

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Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it hath the people received the law), what further need [supplied: was there] that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be reckoned after the order of Aaron?

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For there is a disannulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness

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(for they indeed have been made priests without an oath; but he with an oath by him that saith of him, The Lord sware and will not repent himself, Thou art a priest for ever);

μὲν men “truly”