²³ As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray^(A) for you. And I will teach^(B) you the way that is good and right.

⁴⁹ For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me^(A) to say all that I have spoken.

³⁵ So do not throw away your confidence;^(A) it will be richly rewarded.

¹⁵ But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites,^(A) in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household,^(B) we will serve the Lord.”^(C)