And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy Elah, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy Elah; and teach ye them that know them not.
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of Yahweh is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
And Yahshua, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? others think He seemeth to be a proclaimer of strange demons: because he preached unto them Yahshua, and the resurrection.
Opening and alleging, that the Messiah must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Yahshua, whom I preach unto you, is the Messiah.
Now to him that is of power to establish you according to my good news, and the preaching of Yahshua the Messiah, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the good news of the Messiah:
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the Messiah;
That he might present it to himself an honorable assembly, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
Let the word of the Messiah dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to Elohim.
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of the Messiah, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of Elohim.
That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that Yahweh is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
And without controversy great is the mystery of holiness: He who was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into majesty.
Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Yahshua the Messiah; to whom be praise for ever and ever. Amen.
And account that the longsuffering of our Master is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;