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`Lord, Thy prophets they did kill, and Thy altars they dug down, and I was left alone, and they seek my life;'

but what saith the divine answer to him? `I left to Myself seven thousand men, who did not bow a knee to Baal.'

Lo, then, goodness and severity of God--upon those indeed who fell, severity; and upon thee, goodness, if thou mayest remain in the goodness, otherwise, thou also shalt be cut off.

and this to them is the covenant from Me, when I may take away their sins.'

for who did know the mind of the Lord? or who did become His counsellor?

or who did first give to Him, and it shall be given back to him again?

because of Him, and through Him, and to Him are the all things; to Him is the glory--to the ages. Amen.

so we, the many, one body are in Christ, and members each one of one another.

in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance is Mine,

but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and for the flesh take no forethought--for desires.

He who is regarding the day, to the Lord he doth regard it , and he who is not regarding the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it . He who is eating, to the Lord he doth eat, for he doth give thanks to God; and he who is not eating, to the Lord he doth not eat, and doth give thanks to God.

for both, if we may live, to the Lord we live; if also we may die, to the Lord we die; both then if we may live, also if we may die, we are the Lord's;

for because of this Christ both died and rose again, and lived again, that both of dead and of living he may be Lord.

And thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or again, thou, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand at the tribunal of the Christ;

for it hath been written, `I live! saith the Lord--to Me bow shall every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God;'

I have known, and am persuaded, in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself, except to him who is reckoning anything to be unclean--to that one it is unclean;

and if through victuals thy brother is grieved, no more dost thou walk according to love; do not with thy victuals destroy that one for whom Christ died.

for he who in these things is serving the Christ, is acceptable to God and approved of men.

for even the Christ did not please himself, but, according as it hath been written, `The reproaches of those reproaching Thee fell upon me;'

And may the God of the endurance, and of the exhortation, give to you to have the same mind toward one another, according to Christ Jesus;

that with one accord--with one mouth--ye may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ;

wherefore receive ye one another, according as also the Christ did receive us, to the glory of God.

And I say Jesus Christ to have become a ministrant of circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises to the fathers,

and the nations for kindness to glorify God, according as it hath been written, `Because of this I will confess to Thee among nations, and to Thy name I will sing praise,'