²² And I will do even worse than this, and make myself even lower in your eyes: but the servant-girls of whom you were talking will give me honour.

¹⁴ If men say evil things of you because of the name of Christ, happy are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you.

² 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.

¹⁵ It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief:

⁴¹ So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.

⁴² And every day, in the Temple and privately, they went on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

¹¹ Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me.

¹² Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.

⁷ Give ear to me, you who have knowledge of righteousness, in whose heart is my law; have no fear of the evil words of men, and give no thought to their curses.

⁶ I was offering my back to those who gave me blows, and my face to those who were pulling out my hair: I did not keep my face covered from marks of shame.

⁶ For this cause I give witness that what I said is false, and in sorrow I take my seat in the dust.

⁴ Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?

³⁰ For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.

¹⁰ I am less than nothing in comparison with all your mercies and your faith to me your servant; for with only my stick in my hand I went across Jordan, and now I have become two armies.

⁶ For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up;