¹⁷ Your eyes will see the king in his glory: they will be looking on a far-stretching land.

⁵ Then I said, The curse is on me, and my fate is destruction; for I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of armies.

² My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.

¹³ All these came to their end in faith, not having had the heritage; but having seen it with delight far away, they gave witness that they were wanderers and not of the earth.

¹⁴ For those who say such things make it clear that they are searching for a country for themselves.

¹⁵ And truly if they had kept in mind the country from which they went out, they would have had chances of turning back.

¹⁸ While our minds are not on the things which are seen, but on the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are for a time; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

²⁴ Father, it is my desire that these whom you have given to me may be by my side where I am, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me, because you had love for me before the world came into being.

²¹ He who has my laws and keeps them, he it is who has love for me: and he who has love for me will be loved by my Father, and I will have love for him and will let myself be seen clearly by him.

¹⁴ And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.

² And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.

¹⁷ For how good it is and how beautiful! grain will make the young men strong and new wine the virgins.

¹ And on hearing it Hezekiah took off his robe and put on haircloth and went into the house of the Lord.

¹ See, a king will be ruling in righteousness, and chiefs will give right decisions.

² And a man will be as a safe place from the wind, and a cover from the storm; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a waste land.

¹⁵ You have made the nation great, O Lord, you have made it great; glory is yours: you have made wide the limits of the land.

¹⁰ My loved one is white and red, the chief among ten thousand.

² You are fairer than the children of men; grace is flowing through your lips; for this cause the blessing of God is with you for ever.

⁸ And you have not given me into the hand of my hater; you have put my feet in a wide place.

²³ And great numbers came to Jerusalem with offerings for the Lord, and things of great price for Hezekiah, king of Judah: so that he was honoured among all nations from that time.