At the time of his distress, King Ahaz himself became more unfaithful to the Lord.
John 5:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised After this, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, ‘See, you are well. Do not sin any more, so that something worse doesn’t happen to you.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Afterward, when Jesus found him in the temple, He said to him, See, you are well! Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you. American Standard Version (1901) Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing befall thee. Common English Bible Later Jesus found him in the temple and said, “See! You have been made well. Don’t sin anymore in case something worse happens to you.” Catholic Public Domain Version Afterwards, Jesus found him in the temple, and he said to him: "Behold, you have been healed. Do not choose to sin further, otherwise something worse may happen to you." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Afterwards, Jesus findeth him in the temple, and saith to him: Behold thou art made whole: sin no more, lest some worse thing happen to thee. |
At the time of his distress, King Ahaz himself became more unfaithful to the Lord.
But as soon as they had relief, they again did what was evil in your sight. So you abandoned them to the power of their enemies, who dominated them. When they cried out to you again, you heard from heaven and rescued them many times in your compassion.
The Lord is ready to save me; we will play stringed instruments all the days of our lives at the house of the Lord.
And Hezekiah had asked, ‘What is the sign that I will go up to the Lord’s temple? ’
The priest will make an examination, and if the spot seems to be beneath the skin and the hair in it has turned white, the priest must pronounce him unclean; it is a case of serious skin disease that has broken out in the boil.
‘And if in spite of this you do not obey me but act with hostility towards me,
if he presents it for thanksgiving, in addition to the thanksgiving sacrifice, he is to present unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil.
Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that person’s last condition is worse than the first. That’s how it will also be with this evil generation.’
Seeing their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, ‘Son, your sins are forgiven.’
But the man who was healed did not know who it was, because Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.
‘No one, Lord,’ she answered. ‘Neither do I condemn you,’ said Jesus. ‘Go, and from now on do not sin any more.’] ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥
For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the Gentiles choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behaviour, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.