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For they could not bear what was commanded: "If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned."

See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

"For our God is a consuming fire."

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: "Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you."

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.

Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.

For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.

And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.

For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

for man's anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,

Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.

For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.