Now get me a musician." As the musician played his harp, the power of the LORD came on Elisha,

With his great power the LORD warned me not to follow the road which the people were following. He said,

There in Babylonia beside the Chebar River, I heard the LORD speak to me, and I felt his power.

The power of the LORD came on me with great force, and as his spirit carried me off, I felt bitter and angry.

Elisha turned to Gehazi and said, "Hurry! Take my walking stick and go. Don't stop to greet anyone you meet, and if anyone greets you, don't take time to answer. Go straight to the house and hold my stick over the boy."

Meanwhile the prophet Elisha called one of the young prophets and said to him, "Get ready and go to Ramoth in Gilead. Take this jar of olive oil with you,

Now stand up straight and answer the questions I ask you.

Get ready, Jeremiah; go and tell them everything I command you to say. Do not be afraid of them now, or I will make you even more afraid when you are with them.

So stand ready, with truth as a belt tight around your waist, with righteousness as your breastplate,

So then, have your minds ready for action. Keep alert and set your hope completely on the blessing which will be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

"The Emperor's," they answered. So Jesus said to them, "Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God."

Respect everyone, love other believers, honor God, and respect the Emperor.