to whom it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to you they were ministering them; which things now were reported to you through those who proclaimed the Gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from Heaven; into which things angels desire to look carefully.

To you, therefore, who believe is the preciousness; but to those who disbelieve, a stone which the builders rejected, this was made into a head of a corner,"

or to governors, as sent through him for the punishment of evil-doers, and for praise to those who do well;

because the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are toward their supplication; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."

having a good conscience; that, in whatever ye are spoken against, those who revile your good conduct may be put to shame.

Because it is the time for judgment to begin at the house of God; and, if it begin first at us, what shall be the end of those who obey not the Gospel of God?

Wherefore, let those also who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls in well-doing to a Faithful Creator.