He says to them, “Ye sal truly drink my cup; but to sit on my richt haun and on my left haun, isna mine to gie, but to thae my Faither has preparʼt it for.”
And he said, “To you it is giʼen to win the knowledge oʼ the mysteries oʼ Godʼs Kingdom: but to the lave in parables: sae seein they see‐na, and hearin they understaun‐na.
And a particular wumman, by name Lydia, a purple‐seller, oʼ the citie oʼ Thyatira, ane devout toward God, heard us; whase heart the Lord openʼt, that she soud tak gude tent to what Paul spak.
For I wadna hae ye no to ken this mystery, brethren, least ye be ower wyss in yere ain een, that a bleartness to a degree has come on Israʼl, till the abundance oʼ the nations sal come in:
Noo to him wha has pooer to dar ye siccarlie staun, conform to my Joyfuʼ‐message, eʼen the preachin oʼ Jesus Christ, accordin to the revealin oʼ the mystery, in by‐gane ages keepit close,
And gin I hae the gift oʼ foretellin, and ken aʼ hidden things, and aʼ lear; and gin I hae aʼ faith, sae as to gar mountains flit, but hae‐na love, I am naething.
But a man oʼ flesh taks‐na in the things oʼ Godʼs Spirit; for they are daftness to him, and he canna get to ken them, for that they are to be spiritually redd oot.
For wha maks a differ atween ye? And what hae ye that ye didna receive? Noo, gin ye received it, why soud ye swall up yersel as gin ye didna receive it?
In order that their hearts may be comfortit, bein wrocht aʼ intil ane in love, eʼen till aʼ the treasurs oʼ the perfete assurance oʼ the mind, till a fuʼ knowledge oʼ the mysterie oʼ God, eʼen Christ.
And, ayont aʼ doot, great is the mysterie oʼ godliness! He was made kent iʼ the flesh, declarʼt richtous by the Spirit, seen oʼ Angels, was preached amang the nations, was lippened on iʼ the warld, was taen up in glorie!
As for you, the anointin ye had frae him bides within ye, and ye dinna need ony ane soud gie ye lear; but as his anointin schaws ye oʼ aʼ things, and is true and nae lee, eʼen conform tae the lear oʼt, bide ye in him!