“Truly say I tʼye, Amang aʼ thae that are born oʼ weemen, hasna risen ane greater nor John Baptist: yet whasae is wee iʼ the Kingdom oʼ Heeven is greater nor he!
“Seek‐na for perishin meat, but for that meat that bides until Eternal Life, whilk the Son oʼ Man sal gie ye: for him has the Faither, eʼen God, sealed.”
Sae, than, beloved, eʼen as ye hae aye obeyʼt, no in my presence alane, but noo muckle mair whan I am awa, work ye oot yere ain salvation wiʼ fear an trimʼlin.