² Give a part to seven or even to eight, because you have no knowledge of the evil which will be on the earth.

¹⁸ And to do good, having wealth in good works, being quick to give, taking part with one another;

¹⁹ Making ready for themselves a safe place for the time to come, so that the true life may be theirs.

⁹ He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.

¹⁶ Making good use of the time, because the days are evil.

⁵ And they will make waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the edge of the sword: he will give us salvation from the Assyrian when he comes into our country, when his feet come inside the limit of our land.

¹⁶ Six things are hated by the Lord; seven things are disgusting to him:

¹⁹ He will keep you safe from six troubles, and in seven no evil will come near you.

³ Keep in mind those who are in chains, as if you were chained with them, and those who are in trouble, as being yourselves in the body.

¹ Brothers, if a man is taken in any wrongdoing, you who are of the Spirit will put such a one right in a spirit of love; keeping watch on yourself, for fear that you yourself may be tested.

²⁸ And one of them, named Agabus, said publicly through the Spirit that there would be serious need of food all over the earth: which came about in the time of Claudius.

²⁹ And the disciples, everyone as he was able, made a decision to send help to the brothers living in Judaea:

³⁰ Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

⁴ And if he does you wrong seven times in a day, and seven times comes to you and says, I have regret for what I have done; let him have forgiveness.

³⁰ Give to everyone who comes with a request, and if a man takes away your property, make no attempt to get it back again.

³¹ Do to others as you would have them do to you.

³² If you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? for even sinners have love for those who have love for them.

³³ And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is it to you? for even sinners do the same.

³⁴ And if you let those have the use of your money, from whom you are hoping to get it back, what credit is it to you? even sinners do so to sinners, hoping to get back as much as they gave.

³⁵ But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.

²² Jesus says to him, I say not to you, Till seven times; but, Till seventy times seven.

⁴² Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.

²⁷ For this cause, O King, let my suggestion be pleasing to you, and let your sins be covered by righteousness and your evil-doing by mercy to the poor, so that the time of your well-being may be longer.

²² As days on which the Jews had rest from their haters, and the month which for them was turned from sorrow to joy, and from weeping to a good day: and that they were to keep them as days of feasting and joy, of sending offerings to one another and good things to the poor.

¹⁹ So the Jews of the country places living in unwalled towns make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of feasting and joy and a good day, a day for sending offerings one to another.

¹⁰ Then he said to them, Go away now, and take the fat for your food and the sweet for your drink, and send some to him for whom nothing is made ready: for this day is holy to our Lord: and let there be no grief in your hearts; for the joy of the Lord is your strong place.