But you, dear friends, as you build yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting expectantly for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ for eternal life.
know for certain that the LORD your God will not continue to drive these nations out before you. They will become a snare and a trap for you, a sharp stick for your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you disappear from this good land the LORD your God has given you.
with the pure you prove yourself pure, but with the crooked you prove yourself shrewd.For you rescue an oppressed people, but you humble those with haughty eyes.