She said,"No one,Lord."And Jesussaid,"I do not condemnyou, either.Go.From nowon sinno more.]"
"For has anyone saidto God,'I have borne[chastisement]; I will not offend[anymore];
He who concealshis transgressionswill not prosper,But he who confessesand forsakes[them] will findcompassion.
Seekthe LORDwhile He may be found;Callupon Him while He is near.
"I tellyou, no,but unlessyou repent,you will alllikewiseperish.
"I tellyou, no,but unlessyou repent,you will alllikewiseperish."
"In the same way,I tellyou, there is joyin the presenceof the angelsof Godoveronesinnerwho repents."
But we hadto celebrateand rejoice,for thisbrotherof yourswas deadand [has begun] to live,and [was] lostand has been found.'"
"I tellyou that in the same way,there will be [more] joyin heavenoveronesinnerwho repentsthanoverninety-ninerighteous personswhoneednorepentance.
"I have not cometo callthe righteousbut sinnersto repentance."
for the Sonof Mandid not cometo destroymen'slives,but to savethem.]" And they wenton to anothervillage.
Jesusanswered,"My kingdomis not of thisworld.IfMy kingdomwere of thisworld,then My servantswould be fightingsothat I would not be handedover to the Jews;but as it is, My kingdomis not of this realm."
"For Goddid not sendthe Soninto the worldto judgethe world,but that the worldmight be savedthroughHim.
AfterwardJesusfoundhim in the templeand saidto him, "Behold,you have becomewell;do not sinanymore,sothat nothingworsehappensto you."
"You judgeaccordingto the flesh;I am not judginganyone.
Ordo you think lightlyof the richesof His kindnessand toleranceand patience,not knowingthat the kindnessof Godleadsyou to repentance?
For whathave I to do with judgingoutsiders?Do you not judgethose whoare within[the church]?
"You shall appointfor yourself judgesand officersin allyour townswhichthe LORDyour Godis givingyou, according to your tribes,and they shall judgethe peoplewith righteousjudgment.
"So you shall cometo the Leviticalpriestor the judgewhois [in office] in thosedays,and you shall inquire[of them] and they will declareto you the verdictin the case.
and regardthe patienceof our Lord[as] salvation;justas alsoour belovedbrotherPaul,accordingto the wisdomgivenhim, wroteto you,
