For ifwe have becomeunitedwith [Him] in the likenessof His death,certainlywe shall alsobe [in the likeness] of His resurrection,
Plantedin the houseof the LORD,They will flourishin the courtsof our God.
He dugit all around,removedits stones,And plantedit with the choicestvine.And He builta towerin the middleof it And alsohewedout a winevatin it; Then He expected[it] to produce[good] grapes,But it produced[only] worthlessones.
"Yet I plantedyou a choicevine,A completelyfaithfulseed.Howthen have you turnedyourself before Me Into the degenerateshoots of a foreignvine?
But He answeredand said,"EveryplantwhichMy heavenlyFatherdid not plantshall be uprooted.
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, unlessa grainof wheatfallsinto the earthand dies,it remainsalone;but ifit dies,it bearsmuchfruit.
alwayscarrying aboutin the bodythe dyingof Jesus,sothat the lifeof Jesusalsomay be manifestedin our body.
having been buriedwith Him in baptism,in whichyou were alsoraisedup with Him throughfaithin the workingof God,who raisedHim from the dead.
Thereforeifyou have been raisedup with Christ,keep seekingthe things above,whereChristis, seatedat the right handof God.
