²⁷ But, lest we cause them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a shekel: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.

²⁸ And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

⁷ Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; Thou crownedst him with glory and honor, And didst set him over the works of thy hands:

⁸ Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he subjected all things unto him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we see not yet all things subjected to him.

⁷ in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine `showing' uncorruptness, gravity,

⁸ sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.

²² abstain from every form of evil.

⁹ For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.

³ giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed;

³² Give no occasions of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God:

³³ even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the `profit' of the many, that they may be saved.

¹⁹ For though I was free from all `men,' I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

²⁰ And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

²¹ to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law.

²² To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.

¹³ Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.

⁹ But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.

¹ Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

² Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, unto edifying.

³ For Christ also pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell upon me.

²¹ It is good not to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor `to do anything' whereby thy brother stumbleth.

⁶¹ But Jesus knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at this, said unto them, Doth this cause you to stumble?

¹² Then came the disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?

¹³ But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up.

¹⁴ Let them alone: they are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into a pit.

¹⁰ And Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.

¹⁷ And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

⁸ The birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, Whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

⁴ And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

⁵ Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world `to be' rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?