Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?"

Judge for yourselves. Is it appropriate that a woman pray to God unveiled?

Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your loving kindness.

The Jews therefore came around him and said to him, "How long will you hold us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly."

You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies.

Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way.

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were through the law, worked in our members to bring forth fruit to death.

I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless.

Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,

I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, or by the hinds of the field, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.

neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give to his son, nor shall you take his daughter for your son.

They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring.

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