Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Now to the King eternal, incorruptible, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

But Jehovah said to Samuel, Do not look at his appearance nor at the height of his stature, because I have refused him. For man does not see as He sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Jehovah looks at the heart.

Will I eat the flesh of the mighty, or drink the blood of goats?

and call on Me in the day of trouble; and I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear.

For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and consecrated place, even with the contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.

And in vain they revere Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

For our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience, that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you.