But the publican, standing a great way off, did not wish even to lift up his eyes to the heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me the sinner.

Thomas responded and said to Him, My Lord and my God.

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou and thy household shall be saved.

witnessing both to Jews, and to Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

That if you may confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and may believe with your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved:

nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor scolds, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Because it runs thus in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious: and the one believing on him can not be ashamed.

Every one believing that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God: and every one loving with divine love him who begat, also loves him who has been begotten of him, with divine love.

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But I say unto you, that every one who may confess me before the people, the Son of man will also confess him before the angels of God.

Nathanael responded, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, the King of Israel.

That if you may confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and may believe with your heart that God raised him from the dead, you shall be saved:

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Did it not behoove Christ to suffer, and to enter into His glory?

searching into what, or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ who was in them, witnessing the sufferings towards Christ, and the glories after these, did show:

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For every one asking receives; and the one seeking finds; and to the one knocking it shall be opened.

Then two thieves are crucified along with Him, the one on the right and one on the left.