Do not be deceived,my belovedbrethren.
[This] you know,my belovedbrethren.But everyonemust be quickto hear,slowto speak[and] slowto anger;
So then,my beloved,justas you have alwaysobeyed,not as in my presenceonly,but nowmuchmorein my absence,workout your salvationwith fearand trembling;
Do not be deceived,Godis not mocked;for whatevera mansows,thishe will alsoreap.
Seeto it that noonetakes you captivethroughphilosophyand emptydeception,accordingto the traditionof men,accordingto the elementary principlesof the world,ratherthanaccordingto Christ.
Let love of the brethrencontinue.
I saythissothat no onewill deludeyou with persuasive argument.
Listen,my belovedbrethren:did not Godchoosethe poorof thisworld[to be] richin faithand heirsof the kingdomwhichHe promisedto thosewho loveHim?
[men] whohave gone astrayfrom the truthsayingthat the resurrectionhas alreadytaken place,and they upsetthe faithof some.
Therefore,my belovedbrethrenwhom I long[to see], my joyand crown,in this waystand firmin the Lord,my beloved.
Ordo you not knowthat the unrighteouswill not inheritthe kingdomof God?Do not be deceived;neitherfornicators,noridolaters,noradulterers,noreffeminate,norhomosexuals,
"He is not the Godof the dead,but of the living;you are greatlymistaken."
Jesussaidto them, "Is thisnot the reasonyou are mistaken,that you do not understandthe Scripturesorthe powerof God?
But Jesusansweredand saidto them, "You are mistaken,not understandingthe Scripturesnorthe powerof God.
At thistimePeterstoodup in the midstof the brethren(a gatheringof aboutone hundredand twentypersonswas there together),and said,
Considerit alljoy,my brethren,whenyou encountervarioustrials,
My brethren,do not holdyour faithin our gloriousLordJesusChristwith [an attitude of] personal favoritism.
Whatuseis it, my brethren,ifsomeonesayshe hasfaithbut he hasnoworks?Canthat faithsavehim?
Let not many[of you] becometeachers,my brethren,knowingthat as such we will incura stricterjudgment.
from the samemouthcome[both] blessingand cursing.My brethren,these thingsoughtnot to be this way.
Do not speakagainstone another,brethren.He who speaks againsta brotherorjudgeshis brother,speaks againstthe lawand judgesthe law;but ifyou judgethe law,you are not a doerof the lawbut a judge[of it].
But aboveall,my brethren,do not swear,eitherby heavenorby earthorwith anyotheroath;but your yesis to be yes,and your no,no,sothat you may not fallunderjudgment.
My brethren,ifanyamongyou straysfrom the truthand oneturns him back,
