"Evennow,behold,my witnessis in heaven,And my advocateis on high.
"Ifyou mistreatmy daughters,or ifyou takewivesbesidesmy daughters,[although] nomanis with us, see,Godis witnessbetweenyou and me."
"O earth,do not covermy blood,And let there be no[resting] placefor my cry.
"As for me, I knowthat my Redeemerlives,And at the lastHe will takeHis standon the earth.
"Dominionand awebelong to Him Who establishespeacein His heights.
"And whatis the portionof Godfrom aboveOr the heritageof the Almightyfrom on high?
Whois like the LORDour God,Who is enthronedon high,
Praisethe LORD!Praisethe LORDfrom the heavens;PraiseHim in the heights!
"It shall be establishedforeverlike the moon,And the witnessin the skyis faithful."Selah.
For God,whomI servein my spiritin the [preaching of the] gospelof His Son,is my witness[as to] howunceasinglyI makementionof you,
I am tellingthe truthin Christ,I am not lying,my consciencetestifieswith me in the HolySpirit,
But I callGodas witnessto my soul,that to spareyou I did not comeagainto Corinth.
The Godand Fatherof the LordJesus,He who is blessedforever,knowsthat I am not lying.
For Godis my witness,howI longfor you allwith the affectionof ChristJesus.
You are witnesses,and [so is] God,howdevoutlyand uprightlyand blamelesslywe behavedtoward you believers;
For we nevercamewith flatteringspeech,as you know,norwith a pretextfor greed--Godis witness--
He saidto them, "The LORDis witnessagainst you, and His anointedis witnessthisdaythat you have foundnothingin my hand."And they said,"[He is] witness."
