For there is oneGod,[and] onemediatoralsobetween Godand men,[the] manChristJesus,
"Thereis noumpirebetweenus, Who may layhis handupon us both.
"Thussaysthe LORD,the Kingof Israeland his Redeemer,the LORDof hosts:I am the firstand I am the last,And thereis noGodbesidesMe.
The recordof the genealogyof Jesusthe Messiah,the sonof David,the sonof Abraham:
"BEHOLD,THE VIRGINSHALL BE WITH CHILDAND SHALL BEARA SON,AND THEY SHALL CALLHIS NAMEIMMANUEL,"whichtranslatedmeans,"GODWITH US."
"And the slavesaid,'Master,whatyou commandedhas been done,and stillthere is room.'
And the Wordbecameflesh,and dweltamongus, and we sawHis glory,gloryas of the only begottenfrom the Father,fullof graceand truth.
"Thisis eternallife,that they may knowYou, the onlytrue God,and JesusChristwhomYou have sent.
"And there is salvationin nooneelse;for there is noothernameunderheaventhat has been givenamongmenby whichwe mustbe saved."
concerningHis Son,who was bornof a descendantof Davidaccordingto the flesh,
For there is nodistinctionbetween Jewand Greek;for the same[Lord] is Lordof all,abounding in richesfor allwho callon Him;
Thereforeconcerningthe eatingof things sacrificed to idols,we knowthat there is nosuch thingas an idolin the world,and that there is noGodbut one.
yetfor us there is [but] oneGod,the Father,from whomare allthingsand we [exist] for Him; and oneLord,JesusChrist,by whomare all things,and we [exist] throughHim.
Nowa mediatoris not for one[party only]; whereasGodis [only] one.
oneGodand Fatherof allwhois overalland throughalland in all.
"Hear,O Israel!The LORDis our God,the LORDis one!
I chargeyou in the presenceof God,who gives lifeto all things,and of ChristJesus,who testifiedthe goodconfessionbeforePontiusPilate,
and to Jesus,the mediatorof a newcovenant,and to the sprinkledblood,which speaksbetterthan[the blood] of Abel.
ThereforeHe is ablealsoto saveforeverthosewho draw nearto GodthroughHim, since He alwayslivesto make intercessionfor them.
But nowHe has obtaineda more excellentministry,by as muchas He is alsothe mediatorof a bettercovenant,whichhas been enactedon betterpromises.
For thisreasonHe is the mediatorof a newcovenant,sothat, since a deathhas taken placefor the redemptionof the transgressionsthat were [committed] underthe firstcovenant,thosewho have been calledmay receivethe promiseof the eternalinheritance.
My little children,I am writingthese thingsto you sothat you may not sin.And ifanyonesins,we havean Advocatewith the Father,JesusChristthe righteous;
and in the middleof the lampstands[I saw] one likea sonof man,clothedin a robe reaching to the feet,and girdedacrossHis chestwith a goldensash.
