And Mordeḵai commanded them to answer Estĕr, “Do not think within yourself to escape in the sovereign’s palace any more than all the other Yehuḏim.
And they declared to Mordeḵai the words of Estĕr.
“For if you keep entirely silent at this time, relief and deliverance shall arise for the Yehuḏim from another place, while you and your father’s house perish. And who knows whether you have come to the reign for such a time as this?”
“He who loves his life shall lose it, and he who hates his life in this world shall preserve it for everlasting life.
because for the work of Messiah he was near death, risking his life, to fill up what was lacking in your service toward me.
For consider Him who endured such opposition from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and faint in your lives.