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By faith Rahab, the loose woman, was not put to death with those who had gone against God's orders, because she had taken into her house in peace those sent to see the land.

Because God had kept some better thing for us, so that it was not possible for them to become complete without us.

Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.

For you have knowledge that even long after, when he was desiring the blessing for his heritage, he was turned away, though he made his request frequently and with weeping; because the past might not be changed.

Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.

Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.

But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.

Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.

Because you have the knowledge that the testing of your faith gives you the power of going on in hope;

But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end.

There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God's approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.

Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a glass;

Do not all be teachers, my brothers, because we teachers will be judged more hardly than others.

You are burning with desire, and have not your desire, so you put men to death; you are full of envy, and you are not able to get your desire, so you are fighting and making war; you have not your desire, because you do not make request for it.

You make your request but you do not get it, because your request has been wrongly made, desiring the thing only so that you may make use of it for your pleasure.

Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you.

Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.

Because it has been said in the Writings, You are to be holy, for I am holy.

Because you have had a new birth, not from the seed of man, but from eternal seed, through the word of a living and unchanging God.

Because it is said in the Writings, See, I am placing a keystone in Zion, of great and special value; and the man who has faith in him will not be put to shame.