and said,<n id="1" /> &#8216;Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before<n id="2" /> Caesar,<n id="3" /> and God has graciously granted you the safety<n id="4" /> of all who are sailing with you.&#8217;

But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know<n id="1" /> that people<n id="2" /> everywhere speak against<n id="3" /> it.&#8221;p>

But because of your stubbornness<n id="1" /> and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God&#8217;s righteous judgment is revealed!<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">For circumcision<n id="1" /> has its value if you practice the law, but<n id="2" /> if you break the law,<n id="3" /> your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

Against hope Abraham<n id="1" /> believed<n id="2" /> in hope with the result that he became <b><i>thei> <i>father of many nationsi>b><n id="3" /> according to the pronouncement,<n id="4" /> &#8220;<b><i>so will your descendants bei>b>.&#8221;<n id="5" />

But the righteousness that is by faith says: &#8220;<b><i>Do not say in your hearti>b>,<n id="1" /> &#8216;<i>Who will ascend into heaven?i>&#8217;&#8221;<n id="2" /> (that is, to bring Christ down)

and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy.<n id="1" /> As it is written, &#8220;<i><b>Because of this I will confess you among the Gentilesb>, <b>and I will sing praises to your nameb>i>.&#8221;<n id="2" />

For he says, &#8220;<i><b>I heard you at the acceptable timeb>, <b>and in the day of salvation I helped youb>i>.&#8221;<n id="1" /> Look, now is <b><i>the acceptable timei>b>; look, now is <b><i>the day of salvationi>b>!

Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness,<n id="1" /> and purity.

Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach.<n id="1" /> Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.p>

because I hear<n id="1" /> of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love<n id="2" /> for all the saints.<n id="3" />

However,<n id="1" /> without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your good deed would not be out of compulsion, but from your own willingness.

but of<n id="1" /> the Son he says,<n id="2" />p> <p class="otpoetry">&#8220;<i><b>Your throneb>, <b>O Godb>i>, <i><b>is forever and everb>,i><n id="3" />p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>and a righteous scepteri>b><n id="4" /> <i><b>is the scepter of your kingdomb>.i>p>

<p class="otpoetry"><b><i>and like a robe you will fold them upi>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>andi>b> like a garment<n id="1" /> <b><i>they will be changed,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><i><b>but you are the same and your years will never run outb>.i>&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="otpoetry"><i><b>You made him lower than the angels for a little whileb>.i>p> <p class="otpoetry"><i><b>You crowned him with glory and honorb>.i><n id="1" />p>

<p class="otpoetry">&#8220;<i><b>Then I saidb>,i> &#8216;<b><i>Here I am:i>b><n id="1" /> <i><b>I have come &#8211; it is written of me in the scroll of the book &#8211; to do your willb>, <b>O Godb>.i>&#8217;&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

then he says, &#8220;<b><i>Here I am:i>b> <b><i>I have come to do your willi>b>.&#8221;<n id="1" /> He does away with<n id="2" /> the first to establish the second.

<p class="bodytext">I rejoiced greatly because I have found some<n id="1" /> of your children living according to the truth,<n id="2" /> just as the Father commanded us.<n id="3" />p>

Wake up then, and strengthen what remains that was about<n id="1" /> to die, because I have not found your deeds complete<n id="2" /> in the sight<n id="3" /> of my God.

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> I heard the altar reply,<n id="2" /> &#8220;Yes, Lord God, the All-Powerful,<n id="3" /> your judgments are true and just!&#8221;p>