²⁴ Now may the Lord value my life, even as I have valued yours today. May he rescue me from all my troubles.”

¹⁴ And I said to him, “Sir, you are the one who knows.”

Then he said to me, “These are the ones who died in^[a] the great tribulation.^[b] They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white.

² Pray, too, that we will be rescued from wicked and evil people, for not everyone is a believer.

⁹ In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead. ¹⁰ And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us.

²² where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God.

² For you will be treated as you treat others.^[a] The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.^[b]