But love the ones hostile to you, and do good, and lend, causing no one to despair, and your reward will be much; and you will be sons of the Most High, for He is kind to the unthankful and evil ones.
Indeed, therefore, there is already actually a defeat with you, that you have lawsuits with yourselves. Why not instead be wronged? Why not instead be defrauded?
Having purified your souls in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to unpretended brotherly love, love one another fervently out of a pure heart,
not giving back evil for evil, or reviling against reviling; but, on the contrary, give blessing; knowing that you were called to this in order that you might inherit blessing.
And I fell before his feet to worship him, but he said to me, See that you do not do it! I am a fellow-slave of yours, and of your brothers, the ones having the testimony of Jesus. Worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
And he said to me, Behold! See that you do not do it! For I am your fellowslave, and of your brothers, the prophets, and of the ones guarding the words of this Book. Worship God.