⁴⁰ But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I heard from God: this did not Abraham.

²⁶ I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you: howbeit he that sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I unto the world.

¹² Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe for the earth and for the sea: because the devil is gone down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.

¹³ And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he persecuted the woman that brought forth the man `child'.

¹⁷ And the dragon waxed wroth with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, that keep the commandments of God, and hold the testimony of Jesus:

⁴ And his tail draweth the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon standeth before the woman that is about to be delivered, that when she is delivered he may devour her child.

²⁹ But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him `that was born' after the Spirit, so also it is now.

¹² not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

¹³ Marvel not, brethren, if the world hateth you.

¹⁴ We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death.

¹⁵ Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

¹⁶ So then am I become your enemy, by telling you the truth?

¹² and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham which he had in uncircumcision.

⁵⁶ Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad.

³⁷ I know that ye are Abraham's seed: yet ye seek to kill me, because my word hath not free course in you.

³⁸ I speak the things which I have seen with `my' Father: and ye also do the things which ye heard from `your' father.

³² The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.

¹² The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.