And I said, I have labored in vain; I have spent My strength for nothing, and in vain; yet surely My judgment is with Jehovah, and My work with My God.
And I went up according to revelation. And I put before them the gospel which I proclaim in the nations, but privately to the ones thought to be pillars, lest perhaps I run, or I ran, to no purpose.
Because of this, no longer enduring, I also sent to know your faith, that the tempting one not somehow tempt you, and our labor should come to be in vain.
For the Word of God is living, and working effectively, and sharper than every two-mouthed sword, and piercing as far as the division of both soul and spirit, of both joints and marrows, and able to judge of the thoughts and intentions of the heart;
That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and that which our hands touched, as regards the Word of Life.
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! And the one hearing, let him say, Come! And the one thirsting, let him come; and the one willing, let him take of the water of life freely.