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Abraham our father, was not he justified by works, in offering his son Isaac upon the altar?

Seest thou, that his faith aided his works; and that by the works his faith was rendered complete?

For we all offend in many things. Whoever offendeth not in discourse, is a perfect man, who can also keep his whole body in subjection.

Who is wise and instructed among you? Let him show his works in praiseworthy actions, with modest wisdom.

Speak not against each other, my brethren; for he that speaketh against his brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law. And if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but its judge.

But, my brethren, be ye patient until the advent of the Lord; like the husbandman, who waiteth for the precious fruits of his ground, and is patient as to them, until he receive the early and the latter rain.

My brethren, if one of you err from the way of truth, and any one convert him from his error;

let him know, that he who turneth the sinner from the error of his way, will resuscitate his soul from death, and will cover the multitude of his sins.

Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, who in his great mercy hath begotten us anew, by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, to the hope of life,

And they searched for the time which the Spirit of the Messiah dwelling in them did show and testify, when the sufferings of the Messiah were to occur, and his subsequent glory.

And if so be ye call on the Father, with whom is no respect of persons, and who judgeth every one according to his deeds, pass the time of your sojournment with fear;

But ye are an elect race, officiating as priests of the kingdom; a holy people, a redeemed congregation; that ye should proclaim the praises of him who called you out of darkness to his precious light:

For unto this were ye called; because the Messiah also died for us, and left us this pattern, that ye should walk in his steps.

He did no sin; neither was guile found in his mouth.

When he was reviled, be reviled not; and he suffered and threatened not, but committed his cause to the Judge of righteousness.

And he took away all our sins, and, in his body, lifted them to the cross; that we, when dead to sin, might live by his righteousness: for by his wounds, ye are healed.

Therefore, whoever chooseth life, and desireth to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile;

12 Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears [fn] to hear them: but the face of the Lord is against the wicked.

If then the Messiah hath suffered for you in the flesh, do ye also arm yourselves with the same mind: for every one that is dead in his body, hath ceased from all sins,

And let each of you minister to his associates the gift which he hath received from God; as being good stewards of the manifold grace of God.