and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing {\i unto him}; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and {\i that} he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.
I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and {\i that} the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
and thou shalt be blessed; because they have not {\i wherewith} to recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just.}\par
Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.\par
searching what {\i time} or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did point unto, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them.
having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
{\cf6 {\i But} take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.\par
Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye dismayed at their revilings.
Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness:\par\tab And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none;\par\tab And for comforters, but I found none.
I know thy tribulation, and thy poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.