For I could wishthat I myselfwere accursed,[separated] from Christfor the sakeof my brethren,my kinsmenaccordingto the flesh,
"But now,ifYou will, forgivetheir sin--and ifnot, pleaseblotme out from Your bookwhichYou have written!"
"For howcanI endureto seethe calamitywhichwill befallmy people,and howcanI endureto seethe destructionof my kindred?"
ifsomehowI might move to jealousymy fellow countrymenand savesomeof them.
For as manyas are of the worksof the Laware undera curse;for it is written,"CURSEDIS EVERYONEWHODOES NOT ABIDEBY ALL THINGSWRITTENIN THE BOOKOF THE LAW,TO PERFORMTHEM."
Ifanyonedoes not lovethe Lord,he is to be accursed.Maranatha.
Christredeemedus from the curseof the Law,having becomea cursefor us-- for it is written,"CURSEDIS EVERYONEWHO HANGSON A TREE"--
But evenifwe, oran angelfrom heaven,should preachto you a gospelcontraryto whatwe have preachedto you, he is to be accursed!
ThereforeI make knownto you that noonespeakingby the Spiritof Godsays,"Jesusis accursed";and no onecansay,"Jesusis Lord,"exceptby the HolySpirit.
I saythen,Godhas not rejectedHis people,has He? May it neverbe! For I tooaman Israelite,a descendantof Abraham,of the tribeof Benjamin.
"Brethren,sonsof Abraham'sfamily,and thoseamongyou who fearGod,to us the messageof thissalvationhas been sent.
Saulsaid,"May Goddothis[to me] and morealso,for you shall surelydie,Jonathan."
Now the menof Israelwere hard-pressedon that day,for Saulhad putthe peopleunderoath,saying,"Cursedbe the manwhoeatsfoodbeforeevening,and untilI have avengedmyself on my enemies."So noneof the peopletastedfood.
his corpseshall not hangall nighton the tree,but you shall surelyburyhim on the sameday(for he who is hangedis accursedof God),so that you do not defileyour landwhichthe LORDyour Godgivesyou as an inheritance.
Labansaidto him, "Surelyyou are my boneand my flesh."And he stayedwith him a month.
The kingwas deeplymovedand wentup to the chamberoverthe gateand wept.And thushe saidas he walked,"O my sonAbsalom,my son,my sonAbsalom!WouldI had diedinsteadof you, O Absalom,my son,my son!"
as alsothe high priestand allthe Council of the elderscan testify.From them I alsoreceivedlettersto the brethren,and startedoff for Damascusin order to bringeventhosewho were thereto Jerusalemas prisonersto be punished.
They saidto him, "We have neitherreceivedlettersfrom Judeaconcerningyou, norhave anyof the brethrencome hereand reportedorspokenanythingbadaboutyou.
concerningHis Son,who was bornof a descendantof Davidaccordingto the flesh,
that I have greatsorrowand unceasinggriefin my heart.
GreetAndronicusand Junias,my kinsmenand my fellow prisoners,whoare outstandingamongthe apostles,whoalsowere in Christbeforeme.
GreetHerodion,my kinsman.Greetthoseof the [household] of Narcissus,who are in the Lord.
Timothymy fellow workergreetsyou, and [so] [do] Luciusand Jasonand Sosipater,my kinsmen.
I will most gladlyspendand be expendedfor your souls.IfI loveyou more,am I to be lovedless?
As we have said before,soI sayagainnow,ifany manis preaching to you a gospelcontraryto whatyou received,he is to be accursed!
Slaves,be obedientto thosewho are your mastersaccordingto the flesh,with fearand trembling,in the sincerityof your heart,as to Christ;
