Nowin a largehousethere are not onlygoldand silvervessels,but alsovessels of woodand of earthenware,and someto honorand someto dishonor.
Allthose aboutthem encouragedthem with articlesof silver,with gold,with goods,with cattleand with valuables,asidefrom allthat was givenas a freewilloffering.
Alsolet the goldand silverutensilsof the houseof God,whichNebuchadnezzartookfrom the templein Jerusalemand broughtto Babylon,be returnedand broughtto their placesin the templein Jerusalem;and you shall put[them] in the houseof God.'
"You shall makeits pailsfor removingits ashes,and its shovelsand its basinsand its forksand its firepans;you shall makeallits utensilsof bronze.
The precioussonsof Zion,Weighedagainst finegold,Howthey are regardedas earthenjars,The workof a potter'shands!
When Belshazzartastedthe wine,he gaveordersto bringthe goldand silvervesselswhichNebuchadnezzarhis fatherhad takenout of the templewhich[was] in Jerusalem,so that the kingand his nobles,his wivesand his concubinesmight drinkfrom them.
Jesusanswered,"I do not havea demon;but I honorMy Father,and you dishonorMe.
On the contrary,whoare you, Oman,who answers backto God?The thing moldedwill not sayto the molder,"Whydid you makeme like this,"will it?
For we are God'sfellow workers;you are God'sfield,God'sbuilding.
But we havethistreasurein earthenvessels,sothat the surpassing greatnessof the powerwill be of Godand not from ourselves;
in whomyou alsoare being built togetherinto a dwellingof Godin the Spirit.
but in caseI am delayed,[I write] sothat you will knowhowone oughtto conducthimself in the householdof God,whichis the churchof the livingGod,the pillarand supportof the truth.
you also,as livingstones,are being builtup as a spiritualhousefor a holypriesthood,to offerup spiritualsacrificesacceptableto GodthroughJesusChrist.
