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²²So certainly, reprove them, after they have been judged.

²⁴Do you see that a man is justified by means of works, and not by faith alone?

¹⁴But the animal nature of man does not perceive these things that are of the Spirit of God. For it is foolishness to him, and he is not able to understand it, because it must be examined spiritually.

²⁴For the servant of the Lord must not be contentious, but instead he must be meek toward everyone, teachable, patient, ²⁵correcting with self-restraint those who resist the truth. For at any time God may give them repentance, so as to recognize the truth, ²⁶and then they may recover from the snares of the devil, by whom they are held captive at his will.

²⁷If you are invited by any unbelievers, and you are willing to go, you may eat whatever is set before you, without asking questions for the sake of conscience.

⁴As for them, the god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, would not shine in them.

¹⁹You believe that there is one God. You do well. But the demons also believe, and they tremble greatly.

¹⁴For when the Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature those things which are of the law, such persons, not having the law, are a law unto themselves. ¹⁵For they reveal the work of the law written in their hearts, while their conscience renders testimony about them, and their thoughts within themselves also accuse or even defend them, ¹⁶unto the day when God shall judge the hidden things of men, through Jesus Christ, according to my Gospel.

²⁸Then Agrippa said to Paul, “To some extent, you persuade me to become a Christian.” ²⁹And Paul said, “I hope to God that, both to a small extent and to a great extent, not only you, but also all those who hear me this day will become just as I also am, except for these chains.” ³⁰And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who were sitting with them. ³¹And when they had withdrawn, they were speaking among themselves, saying, “This man has done nothing worthy of death, nor of imprisonment.” ³²Then Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released, if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

⁸I tell you that he will quickly bring vindication to them. Yet truly, when the Son of man returns, do you think that he will find faith on earth?”

⁷Jesus responded and said to him: “What I am doing, you do not now understand. But you shall understand it afterward.”

⁸The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy.

¹⁷the Spirit of Truth, whom the world is not able to accept, because it neither perceives him nor knows him. But you shall know him. For he will remain with you, and he will be in you.

⁶But without faith, it is impossible to please God. For whoever approaches God must believe that he exists, and that he rewards those who seek him.