⁴⁵ Then will he make answer to them, saying, Truly I say to you, Because you did it not to the least of these, you did it not to me.

⁴⁰ And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.

⁵ And he said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking:

¹³ He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

⁵ Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

³¹ He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

¹⁵ Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.

¹ Everyone who has faith that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God: and everyone who has love for the Father has love for his child.

² In this way, we are certain that we have love for the children of God, when we have love for God and keep his laws.

³ For loving God is keeping his laws: and his laws are not hard.

¹² Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.

¹³ Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world has no love for you.

¹⁴ We are conscious that we have come out of death into life because of our love for the brothers. He who has no love is still in death.

¹⁵ Anyone who has hate for his brother is a taker of life, and you may be certain that no taker of life has eternal life in him.

¹⁶ In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.

¹⁷ But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?

¹⁸ My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.

¹⁹ In this way we may be certain that we are true, and may give our heart comfort before him,

²⁰ When our heart says that we have done wrong; because God is greater than our heart, and has knowledge of all things.

¹⁸ If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you.

¹⁹ If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world.

⁸ Said to him, Go quickly and say to this young man, Jerusalem will be an unwalled town, because of the great number of men and cattle in her.

⁹ He took his sleep stretched out like a lion, and like a she-lion: by whom will his rest be broken? May a blessing be on everyone who gives you blessing, and a curse on everyone by whom you are cursed.

³ To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse: and you will become a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.