For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.

If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy this one. For God's temple is holy, which you are.

for it is God's servant to you for what [is] good. But if you do what [is] bad, be afraid, because it does not bear the sword to no purpose. For it is God's servant, the one who avenges for punishment on the one who does [what is] bad.

And because of this we also give thanks to God constantly, that [when you] received God's word {that you heard} from us, you accepted [it] not [as the] word of men, but as [it] truly is, [the] word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.

Who will bring charges against God's elect? God [is] the one who justifies.

Do you not know that you are God's temple and the Spirit of God dwells in you?

of which I became a minister, according to God's stewardship which was given to me for you, to complete the word of God,

And the scripture was fulfilled that says, "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness," and he was called God's friend.

and you [are] Christ's, and Christ [is] God's.

Now the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus, [when they] saw the earthquake and the things that took place, were extremely frightened, saying, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

And [when] the centurion who was standing opposite him saw that he expired like this, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

Do not take revenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to [God's] wrath, for it is written, "Vengeance [is] mine, I will repay," says the Lord.

Thus let a person consider us as servants of Christ and stewards of God's mysteries.