¹⁶ Do not be turned from the right way, dear brothers.

⁵ Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?

¹⁹ You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

⁷ Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain.

¹ Go on loving your brothers in the faith.

¹⁸ Men whose ideas are all false, who say that the coming back from the dead has even now taken place, overturning the faith of some.

⁸ Take care that no one takes you away by force, through man's wisdom and deceit, going after the beliefs of men and the theories of the world, and not after Christ:

⁴ I say this so that you may not be turned away by any deceit of words.

¹ So my brothers, well loved and very dear to me, my joy and crown, be strong in the Lord, my loved ones.

¹² So then, my loved ones, as you have at all times done what I say, not only when I am present, but now much more when I am not with you, give yourselves to working out your salvation with fear in your hearts;

⁹ Have you not knowledge that evil-doers will have no part in the kingdom of God? Have no false ideas about this: no one who goes after the desires of the flesh, or gives worship to images, or is untrue when married, or is less than a man, or makes a wrong use of men,

²⁷ He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: you are greatly in error.

²⁴ Jesus said to them, Is not this the reason for your error, that you have no knowledge of the holy Writings or of the power of God?

²⁹ But Jesus said to them in answer, You are in error, not having knowledge of the Writings, or of the power of God.