confirming the souls of the disciples and exhorting them to remain in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

Now the just shall live by faith, but if any man draws back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us; but this happened that it might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

I have esteemed

Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever; the rights of the LORD are true, they are all just.

Thy spoken word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against thee.

Thy words were found, and I ate them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for thy name was called upon me, O LORD God of the hosts.

But he said unto them, I have a food to eat that ye know not of.

as newborn babes, desire the rational milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby in health;

Necessary food

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward whom his lord shall make ruler over his household to give them their portion of food in due season?

General references

And they set food before him to eat, but he said, I will not eat until I have told my errand. And he said unto him, Speak on.

When wisdom enters into thine heart and knowledge is sweet unto thy soul,

Give us this day our daily bread.