³⁴ Then he said, “Do it a second time,” and they did it a second time. Again he said, “Do it a third time,” and they did it a third time,

²¹ for we are setting our minds on what is right not only before the Lord but also before the people.^(A)

² We have renounced the shameful, underhanded ways; we refuse to practice cunning or to falsify God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we commend ourselves to the conscience of everyone in the sight of God.^(A)