I do not receive glory from men.

Jesus answered, "If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing. It is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say that He is our God.

but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that [by] believing you may have life in His name.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen [gathers] her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!

for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."

And as He drew near, seeing the city, He wept over it,

saying, "If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things pertaining to your peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes.

and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

For what if some did not believe? [Surely] their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God?

Brothers, the good pleasure of my heart and my supplication to God on behalf of Israel, is for [their] salvation.

But to Israel he says: "the whole day long I have stretched out My hands to a disobedient and contrary people."

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

to the weak I became as weak, in order that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all [men], that I might by all means save some.

For this is good and acceptable before God our Savior,

who desires all men to be saved and to come to the full knowledge of the truth.

Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for by doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.