¹⁸ Whoever goes against your orders, and does not give attention to all your words, will be put to death: only take heart and be strong.

⁹ Have I not given you your orders? Take heart and be strong; have no fear and do not be troubled; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go,

⁶ Take heart and be strong; for you will give to this people for their heritage the land which I gave by an oath to their fathers.

⁷ Only take heart and be very strong; take care to do all the law which Moses my servant gave you, not turning from it to the right hand or to the left, so that you may do well in all your undertakings.

²⁵ See that you give ear to his voice which comes to you. For if those whose ears were shut to the voice which came to them on earth did not go free from punishment, what chance have we of going free if we give no attention to him whose voice comes from heaven?

²⁸ A man who has gone against the law of Moses is put to death without pity on the word of two or three witnesses:

²⁹ But will not the man by whom the Son of God has been crushed under foot, and the blood of the agreement with which he was washed clean has been taken as an unholy thing, and who has had no respect for the Spirit of grace, be judged bad enough for a very much worse punishment?

¹⁰ Lastly, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his power.

¹³ Be on the watch, unmoved in the faith, and be strong like men.

¹ Let everyone put himself under the authority of the higher powers, because there is no power which is not of God, and all powers are ordered by God.

² For which reason everyone who puts himself against the authority puts himself against the order of God: and those who are against it will get punishment for themselves.

³ For rulers are not a cause of fear to the good work but to the evil. If you would have no fear of the authority, do good and you will have praise;

⁴ For he is the servant of God to you for good. But if you do evil, have fear; for the sword is not in his hand for nothing: he is God's servant, making God's punishment come on the evil-doer.

⁵ So put yourselves under the authority, not for fear of wrath, but because you have the knowledge of what is right.

²⁷ And as for those who were against me, who would not have me for their ruler, let them come here, and be put to death before me.

¹ Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

² The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,

³ Let their chains be broken, and their cords taken from off us.

⁴ Then he whose seat is in the heavens will be laughing: the Lord will make sport of them.

⁵ Then will his angry words come to their ears, and by his wrath they will be troubled:

⁶ But I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.

⁴ Up, now! for this is your business, and we are with you; take heart and do it.

¹² And the people said to Samuel, Who was it who said, Is Saul to be our king? give the men up, so that we may put them to death.

¹² And any man who, in his pride, will not give ear to the priest whose place is there before the Lord your God, or to the judge, is to be put to death: you are to put away the evil from Israel.