to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality -- eternal life.

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

You hypocrites. Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

He said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

He said to them, "Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.

"He said to him, 'Well done, you good servant. Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.'

For it is better, if it is God's will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.

But do not forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

But you, brothers, do not be weary in doing well.

Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.

Pay attention to yourself, and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

I command you in the sight of God, and Christ Jesus, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

For enough time in the past has been spent doing the will of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.

Therefore let them also who suffer according to the will of God in doing good entrust their souls to him, as to a faithful Creator.

If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into life crippled or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the fire of hell.

If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire,

45 If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into life lame, rather than having your two feet to be cast into hell.

47 If your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into the Kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell,

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

For I do not know what I am doing. For I do not practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.

Jesus therefore answered them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father I have made known to you.

"But he answered one of them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?

He said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be doing the works of my Father?"

And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, "What are we doing? For this man does many signs.

Jesus answered him, "You do not know what I am doing now, but you will understand later."

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we do not give up.