God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways,

For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to perfect the author of their salvation through sufferings.

so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.

Therefore there was born even of one man, and him as good as dead at that, as many descendants as the stars of heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;