³ And if, when the priest sees the mark on his skin, the hair on the place is turned white and the mark seems to go deeper than the skin, it is the mark of a leper: and the priest, after looking at him, will say that he is unclean.

¹⁹ Now, we have knowledge that what the law says is for those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all men may be judged by God:

²⁰ Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

⁷ What then is to be said? is the law sin? in no way. But I would not have had knowledge of sin but for the law: for I would not have been conscious of desire if the law had not said, You may not have a desire for what is another's.

⁴ In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you have come together with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus,

⁵ That this man is to be handed over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may have forgiveness in the day of the Lord Jesus.

⁶ This pride of yours is not good. Do you not see that a little leaven makes a change in all the mass?

¹⁴ And if any man does not give attention to what we have said in this letter, take note of that man, and keep away from him, so that he may be shamed.

¹⁵ Have no feeling of hate for him, but take him in hand seriously as a brother.

²⁰ Such are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have given up to Satan, so that they may say no more evil words against God.

¹⁶ But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil,

¹⁷ And their words will be like poisoned wounds in the flesh: such are Hymenaeus and Philetus;

¹³ Evil and false men will become worse and worse, using deceit and themselves overcome by deceit.

⁷ Keep in mind those who were over you, and who gave you the word of God; seeing the outcome of their way of life, let your faith be like theirs.

²³ And I will put her children to death; and all the churches will see that I am he who makes search into the secret thoughts and hearts of men: and I will give to every one of you the reward of your works.

²⁸ Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.

²³ Any to whom you give forgiveness, will be made free from their sins; and any from whom you keep back forgiveness, will still be in their sins.

¹⁷ And if he will not give ear to them, let it come to the hearing of the church: and if he will not give ear to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax-farmer.

¹⁸ Truly I say to you, Whatever things are fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.

¹⁰ And make a division between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean;

² If a man has on his skin a growth or a mark or a white place, and it becomes the disease of a leper, let him be taken to Aaron the priest, or to one of the priests, his sons;

³⁰ How feeble is your heart, says the Lord, seeing that you do all these things, the work of a loose and overruling woman;

²³ And they are to make clear to my people the division between what is holy and what is common, and to give them the knowledge of what is clean and what is unclean.

⁹ Men from other lands have made waste his strength, and he is not conscious of it; grey hairs have come on him here and there, and he has no knowledge of it.

¹¹ These are the words of the Lord of armies: Put now a point of law to the priests, saying,

⁷ For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.

¹⁹ I will give to you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatever is fixed by you on earth will be fixed in heaven: and whatever you make free on earth will be made free in heaven.

³ And travelling on from the South, he came to Beth-el, to the place where his tent had been before, between Beth-el and Ai;