⁶ For the Lord your God will bless you as he has promised, and you will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. You will rule over many nations but none will rule over you.^(A)

⁷ If anyone is poor^(B) among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted^(C) toward them. ⁸ Rather, be openhanded^(D) and freely lend them whatever they need.

¹¹ Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know,^(A) and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony.^{(B) 12} I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? ¹³ No one has ever gone into heaven^(C) except the one who came from heaven^(D)—the Son of Man.^{[a](E) 14} Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness,^(F) so the Son of Man must be lifted up,^{[b](G) 15} that everyone who believes^(H) may have eternal life in him.”^[c](I)

¹⁶ For God so loved^(J) the world that he gave^(K) his one and only Son,^(L) that whoever believes^(M) in him shall not perish but have eternal life.^(N)