21 But we see how you have
put out some, who lived reputably
among you, from the ministry,
which by their innocence they had
adorned.
CHAPTER XX.
He exerts them to peace from examples out of
the Holy Scriptures,
20 particularly from St. Paul's exhortation to them.
YE are contentious, brethren,
and zealous for things that
pertain not unto salvation.
2 Look into the Holy Scriptures,
which are the true words of the
Holy Ghost. Ye know that there
is nothing unjust or counterfeit
written in them.
3 There you shall not find that
righteous men were ever cast off
by such as were good themselves.
4 They were persecuted, but it
was by the wicked and unjust.
5 They were cast into prison,
but they were cast in by those that
were unholy.
6 They were stoned, but it was
by transgressors.