you then, who teach another, don’t you teach yourself? You who preach, “You must not steal”—do you steal?

You who say, “You must not commit adultery”—do you commit adultery? You who detest idols, do you rob their temples?

Absolutely not! God must be true, even if everyone is a liar, as it is written:

That You may be justified in Your words
and triumph when You judge.

Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.

Everyone must submit to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those that exist are instituted by God.

Therefore, you must submit, not only because of wrath, but also because of your conscience.

One who eats must not look down on one who does not eat, and one who does not eat must not criticize one who does, because God has accepted him.

One person considers one day to be above another day. Someone else considers every day to be the same. Each one must be fully convinced in his own mind.

So then, we must pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another.

Each one of us must please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.