For thisreasonwe mustpaymuch closerattentionto what we have heard,sothat we do not drift away[from it].
"But the [seed] in the goodsoil,theseare the ones whohave heardthe wordin an honestand goodheart,and hold it fast,and bear fruitwith perseverance.
"Onlygiveheedto yourself and keepyour souldiligently,sothat you do not forgetthe thingswhichyour eyeshave seenand they do not departfrom your heartallthe daysof your life;but makethem knownto your sonsand your grandsons.
Thisis now,beloved,the secondletterI am writingto you in whichI am stirringup your sinceremindby wayof reminder,
And I will alsobe diligentthat at any timeaftermy departureyou will be ableto callthese thingsto mind.
My son,let them not vanishfrom your sight;Keepsoundwisdomand discretion,
Howcan a youngmankeephis waypure?By keeping[it] according to Your word.
"Thenyou will prosper,ifyou are carefulto observethe statutesand the ordinanceswhichthe LORDcommandedMosesconcerningIsrael.Be strongand courageous,do not fearnorbe dismayed.
and you have forgottenthe exhortationwhichis addressedto you as sons,"MY SON,DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLYTHE DISCIPLINEOF THE LORD,NORFAINTWHEN YOU ARE REPROVEDBY HIM;
"HAVINGEYES,DO YOU NOT SEE?AND HAVINGEARS,DO YOU NOT HEAR?And do you not remember,
"Do you not yetunderstandorrememberthe fiveloavesof the five thousand,and how manybaskets[full] you pickedup?
"So watchyourselves, that you do not forgetthe covenantof the LORDyour GodwhichHe madewith you, and makefor yourselves a gravenimagein the formof anything[against] whichthe LORDyour Godhas commandedyou.
"You will be filledwith disgraceratherthanhonor.Nowyou yourselfdrinkand exposeyour [own] nakedness.The cupin the LORD'Srighthandwill comearoundto you, And utterdisgrace[will come] upon your glory.
"Let thesewordssinkinto your ears;for the Sonof Manis goingto be deliveredinto the handsof men."
"For behold,I am raisingup the Chaldeans,That fierceand impetuouspeopleWho marchthroughoutthe earthTo seizedwellingplaceswhich are not theirs.
Thereforethey pickedup stonesto throwat Him, but JesushidHimself and wentout of the temple.
