I solemnly chargeyou in the presenceof Godand of ChristJesusand of [His] chosenangels,to maintainthese[principles] withoutbias,doingnothingin a [spirit of] partiality.
Whois wise?Let him giveheedto thesethings,And considerthe lovingkindnessesof the LORD.
Giveme understanding,that I may observeYour lawAnd keepit with all[my] heart.
To showpartialityto the wickedis not good,[Nor] to thrustasidethe righteousin judgment.
"Then they shall takeotherstonesand replace[those] stones,and he shall takeotherplasterand replasterthe house.
You shall donoinjusticein judgment;you shall not be partialto the poornordeferto the great,but you are to judgeyour neighborfairly.
"So I alsohave madeyou despisedand abasedbefore allthe people,justas you are not keepingMy waysbut are showingpartialityin the instruction.
"For the Sonof Manis goingto comein the gloryof His Fatherwith His angels,and WILL THENREPAYEVERY MANACCORDINGTO HIS DEEDS.
"ThenHe will alsosayto thoseon His left,Departfrom Me, accursedones, into the eternalfirewhich has been preparedfor the deviland his angels;
teachingthem to observeallthat I commandedyou; and lo,I amwith you always,evento the endof the age."
They questionedHim, saying,"Teacher,we knowthat You speakand teachcorrectly,and You are not partialto any, but teachthe wayof Godin truth.
"For whoeveris ashamedof Me and My words,the Sonof Manwill be ashamedof him whenHe comesin His glory,and [the glory] of the Fatherand of the holyangels.
Thereforefrom nowon we recognizeno oneaccordingto the flesh;eventhoughwe have knownChristaccordingto the flesh,yetnowwe know[Him] [in this way] no longer.
Turnand setyour journey,and goto the hillcountryof the Amorites,and to alltheir neighborsin the Arabah,in the hillcountryand in the lowlandand in the Negevand by the seacoast,the landof the Canaanites,and Lebanon,as faras the greatriver,the riverEuphrates.
Who saidof his fatherand his mother,'I did not considerthem'; And he did not acknowledgehis brothers,Nordid he regardhis own sons,For they observedYour word,And keptYour covenant.
I adjureyou by the Lordto have thisletterreadto allthe brethren.
I chargeyou in the presenceof God,who gives lifeto all things,and of ChristJesus,who testifiedthe goodconfessionbeforePontiusPilate,
Remind[them] of these things,and solemnly charge[them] in the presenceof Godnot to wrangle about words,which is useless[and leads] to the ruinof the hearers.
I solemnly charge[you] in the presenceof Godand of ChristJesus,who is to judgethe livingand the dead,and by His appearingand His kingdom:
But the wisdomfrom aboveis firstpure,thenpeaceable,gentle,reasonable,fullof mercyand goodfruits,unwavering,without hypocrisy.
For ifGoddid not spareangelswhen they sinned,but cast them into helland committedthem to pitsof darkness,reservedfor judgment;
And angelswho did not keeptheir owndomain,but abandonedtheir properabode,He has keptin eternalbondsunderdarknessfor the judgmentof the greatday,
he alsowill drinkof the wineof the wrathof God,which is mixedin full strengthin the cupof His anger;and he will be tormentedwith fireand brimstonein the presenceof the holyangelsand in the presenceof the Lamb.
