Naamansaid,"If not, pleaselet your servantat least be giventwomules'loadof earth;for your servantwill nolongerofferburntofferingnorwill he sacrificeto othergods,but to the LORD.
"Are not Abanahand Pharpar,the riversof Damascus,betterthanallthe watersof Israel?Could I not washin them and be clean?"So he turnedand wentaway in a rage.
"In thismattermay the LORDpardonyour servant:when my mastergoesinto the houseof Rimmonto worshipthere,and he leanson my handand I bowmyself in the houseof Rimmon,when I bowmyself in the houseof Rimmon,the LORDpardonyour servantin thismatter."
You shall makean altarof earthfor Me, and you shall sacrificeon it your burntofferingsand your peaceofferings,your sheepand your oxen;in everyplacewhereI cause My nameto be remembered,I will cometo you and blessyou.
to opentheir eyesso that they may turnfrom darknessto lightand from the dominionof Satanto God,that they may receiveforgivenessof sinsand an inheritanceamongthosewho have been sanctifiedby faithin Me.'
Nowacceptthe one who is weakin faith,[but] not for [the purpose of] passing judgmenton his opinions.
For they themselvesreportaboutus what kindof a receptionwe hadwith you, and howyou turnedto Godfrom idolsto servea livingand true God,
For the timealready pastis sufficient[for] [you] to have carriedout the desireof the Gentiles,having pursued a courseof sensuality,lusts,drunkenness,carousing,drinking partiesand abominableidolatries.
