For onewill hardlydiefor a righteous man;thoughperhapsfor the good mansomeonewould dareevento die.
The watchmansaid,"I thinkthe runningof the firstoneis like the runningof Ahimaazthe sonof Zadok."And the kingsaid,"Thisis a goodmanand comeswith goodnews."
But the peoplesaid,"You should not goout; for ifwe indeedflee,they will not careaboutus; even ifhalfof us die,they will not careaboutus. But you are worth tenthousandof us; therefore nowit is betterthat you [be ready] to helpus from the city."
It is wellwith the manwho is graciousand lends;He will maintainhis causein judgment.
FOR THE HEARTOF THISPEOPLEHAS BECOME DULL,WITH THEIR EARSTHEY SCARCELYHEAR,AND THEY HAVE CLOSEDTHEIR EYES,OTHERWISETHEY WOULD SEEWITH THEIR EYES,HEARWITH THEIR EARS,AND UNDERSTANDWITH THEIR HEARTAND RETURN,AND I WOULD HEALTHEM.'
"Greaterlovehasno onethan this,that onelay downhis lifefor his friends.
for he was a goodman,and fullof the HolySpiritand of faith.And considerablenumberswere broughtto the Lord.
whofor my liferiskedtheir ownnecks,to whomnot onlydo I give thanks,but alsoallthe churchesof the Gentiles;
For while we were stillhelpless,at the right timeChristdiedfor the ungodly.
But GoddemonstratesHis ownlovetowardus, in that while we were yetsinners,Christdiedfor us.
We knowloveby this,that He laiddownHis lifefor us; and we oughtto lay downour livesfor the brethren.
