They answeredhim, "You were bornentirelyin sins,and are you teachingus?" Sothey puthim out.
But they said,"Standaside."Furthermore, they said,"This onecamein as an alien,and alreadyhe is actinglike a judge;nowwe will treatyou worsethanthem." So they pressedhardagainst Lotand camenearto breakthe door.
As he was talkingwith him, the king saidto him, "Have we appointedyou a royalcounselor?Stop!Whyshould you be struckdown?"Then the prophetstoppedand said,"I knowthat Godhas plannedto destroyyou, becauseyou have donethisand have not listenedto my counsel."
"Whocan makethe cleanout of the unclean?Noone!
"Howthen can a manbe justwith God?Or howcan he be cleanwho is bornof woman?
Behold,I was broughtforthin iniquity,And in sinmy motherconceivedme.
But he said,"Whomadeyou a princeor a judgeoverus? Are you intendingto killme as you killedthe Egyptian?"Then Moseswas afraidand said,"Surelythe matterhas become known."
Driveout the scoffer,and contentionwill goout, Even strifeand dishonorwill cease.
Do you seea manwisein his own eyes?There is morehopefor a foolthanfor him.
A manwho hardens[his] neckafter much reproofWill suddenlybe brokenbeyondremedy.
"Who say,Keepto yourself, do not comenearme, For I am holierthan you!' Theseare smokein My nostrils,A firethat burnsallthe day.
Hearthe wordof the LORD,you whotrembleat His word:"Your brotherswho hateyou, who excludeyou for My name'ssake,Have said,'Let the LORDbe glorified,that we may seeyour joy.'But they will be putto shame.
Oneof the lawyerssaidto Him in reply,"Teacher,when You saythis,You insultus too."
"For everyonewho exaltshimselfwill be humbled,and he who humbleshimselfwill be exalted."
"TrulyI sayto you, whoeverdoes not receivethe kingdomof Godlikea childwill not enterit [at all]."
"Blessedare you whenmenhateyou, and ostracizeyou, and insultyou, and scornyour nameas evil,for the sakeof the Sonof Man.
"Allthat the FathergivesMe will cometo Me, and the one who comesto Me I will certainlynot castout.
"You are doingthe deedsof your father."They saidto Him, "We were not bornof fornication;we haveoneFather:God."
And His disciplesaskedHim, "Rabbi,whosinned,this manorhis parents,that he would be bornblind?"
His parentssaidthisbecausethey were afraidof the Jews;for the Jewshad alreadyagreedthat ifanyoneconfessedHim to be Christ,he was to be put out of the synagogue.
Jesusheardthat they had puthim out, and findinghim, He said,"Do you believein the Sonof Man?"
Thoseof the Phariseeswho were with Him heardthese thingsand saidto Him, "We are not blindtoo,are we?"
But thosewhoare outside,Godjudges.REMOVETHE WICKED MANFROM AMONGYOURSELVES.
"We [are] Jewsby natureand not sinnersfrom amongthe Gentiles;
Amongthem we tooallformerlylivedin the lustsof our flesh,indulgingthe desiresof the fleshand of the mind,and were by naturechildrenof wrath,evenas the rest.
You younger men,likewise,be subjectto [your] elders;and allof you, clotheyourselves with humilitytoward one another,for GODIS OPPOSEDTO THE PROUD,BUT GIVESGRACETO THE HUMBLE.
For thisreason,ifI come,I will call attentionto his deedswhichhe does,unjustly accusingus with wickedwords;and not satisfiedwith this,he himselfdoes not receivethe brethren,either,and he forbidsthosewho desire[to do so] and puts[them] out of the church.
I wrotesomethingto the church;but Diotrephes,who loves to be firstamong them, does not acceptwhat we say.
and [he provides] that noonewill be ableto buyorto sell,exceptthe one who hasthe mark,[either] the nameof the beastorthe numberof his name.
