consideringthe reproachof Christgreaterrichesthan the treasuresof Egypt;for he was lookingto the reward.
Betteris the littleof the righteousThanthe abundanceof manywicked.
Reproachhas brokenmy heartand I am so sick.And I lookedfor sympathy,but therewas none,And for comforters,but I foundnone.
Becausefor Your sakeI have bornereproach;Dishonorhas coveredmy face.
The wickedearnsdeceptivewages,But he who sowsrighteousness[gets] a true reward.
Surelythereis a future,And your hopewill not be cutoff.
"Listento Me, you who knowrighteousness,A peoplein whose heartis My law;Do not fearthe reproachof man,Norbe dismayedat their revilings.
"He who receivesa prophetin [the] nameof a prophetshall receivea prophet'sreward;and he who receivesa righteousmanin the nameof a righteous manshall receivea righteous man'sreward.
"Rejoiceand be glad,for your rewardin heavenis great;for in the same waythey persecutedthe prophetswho were beforeyou.
"Bewareof practicingyour righteousnessbeforemento be noticedby them; otherwiseyou havenorewardwith your Fatherwhois in heaven.
and you will be blessed,sincethey do not have[the means] to repayyou; for you will be repaidat the resurrectionof the righteous."
"Sothen,noneof you canbe My disciplewhodoes not giveup allhis ownpossessions.
Sothey went on their wayfrom the presenceof the Council,rejoicingthat they had been considered worthyto suffershamefor [His] name.
ThereforeI am well contentwith weaknesses,with insults,with distresses,with persecutions,with difficulties,for Christ'ssake;for whenI am weak,thenI amstrong.
as sorrowfulyetalwaysrejoicing,as pooryetmakingmanyrich,as havingnothingyetpossessingall things.
[I pray that] the eyesof your heartmay be enlightened,sothat you will knowwhatis the hopeof His calling,whatare the richesof the gloryof His inheritancein the saints,
To me, the very leastof allsaints,thisgracewas given,to preachto the Gentilesthe unfathomablerichesof Christ,
But whatever thingswere gainto me, those thingsI have countedas lossfor the sakeof Christ.
partlyby being made a public spectaclethrough reproachesand tribulations,and partlyby becomingsharerswith thosewho were sotreated.
Therefore,do not throw awayyour confidence,whichhasa greatreward.
And withoutfaithit is impossibleto please[Him], for he who comesto Godmustbelievethat He is and [that] He is a rewarderof thosewho seekHim.
So,let us goout to Him outsidethe camp,bearingHis reproach.
For ifthe wordspokenthroughangelsprovedunalterable,and everytransgressionand disobediencereceiveda justpenalty,
seeking to knowwhatpersonortimethe Spiritof Christwithinthem was indicatingas He predictedthe sufferingsof Christand the gloriesto follow.
Ifyou are reviledfor the nameof Christ,you are blessed,becausethe Spiritof gloryand of Godrestson you.
I knowyour tribulationand your poverty(but you are rich),and the blasphemyby thosewho saythey are Jewsand are not, but are a synagogueof Satan.
I adviseyou to buyfrom Me goldrefinedby firesothat you may become rich,and whitegarmentssothat you may clotheyourself, and [that] the shameof your nakednesswill not be revealed;and eye salveto anointyour eyessothat you may see.
"May the LORDrewardyour work,and your wagesbe fullfrom the LORD,the Godof Israel,underwhosewingsyou have cometo seekrefuge."
