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*Thou* believest that God is one. Thou doest well. The demons even believe, and tremble.

And the scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness, and he was called Friend of God.

Therewith bless we the Lord and Father, and therewith curse we men made after [the] likeness of God.

Adulteresses, know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore is minded to be [the] friend of the world is constituted enemy of God.

But he gives more grace. Wherefore he says, God sets himself against [the] proud, but gives grace to [the] lowly.

Subject yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse [your] hands, sinners, and purify [your] hearts, ye double-minded.

elect according to [the] foreknowledge of God [the] Father, by sanctification of [the] Spirit, unto [the] obedience and sprinkling of [the] blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ from among [the] dead,

who are kept guarded by [the] power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in [the] last time.

who by him do believe on God, who has raised him from among [the] dead and given him glory, that your faith and hope should be in God.

being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by [the] living and abiding word of God.

To whom coming, a living stone, cast away indeed as worthless by men, but with God chosen, precious,

yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that [as to that] in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may through [your] good works, [themselves] witnessing [them], glorify God in [the] day of visitation.

Because so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye put to silence the ignorance of senseless men;

Shew honour to all, love the brotherhood, fear God, honour the king.

For this [is] acceptable, if one, for conscience sake towards God, endure griefs, suffering unjustly.

For what glory [is it], if sinning and being buffeted ye shall bear [it]? but if, doing good and suffering, ye shall bear [it], this is acceptable with God.

but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible [ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price.