¹⁸ but ^(A)you shall eat them before the Lord your God in ^(B)the place that the Lord your God will choose, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, and the Levite who is within your towns. And ^(C)you shall rejoice before the Lord your God in all that you undertake.

⁷ And ^(A)there you shall eat before the Lord your God, and ^(B)you shall rejoice, you and your households, in all that you undertake, in which the Lord your God has blessed you.

²³ And before the Lord your God, in the place that he will choose, to make his name dwell there, ^(A)you shall eat the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, ^(B)and the firstborn of your herd and flock, ^(C)that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always.

⁵ But you shall seek ^(A)the place that the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name and make his habitation^[a] there. There you shall go,

Righteousness Through Faith in Christ

3 Finally, my brothers,^{[a] (A)}rejoice in the Lord. ^(B)To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you.

² Look out for ^(C)the dogs, look out for ^(D)the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. ³ For ^(E)we are the circumcision, ^(F)who worship ^(G)by the Spirit of God^[b] and ^(H)glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh—

²² But ^(A)the fruit of the Spirit is ^(B)love, joy, peace, patience, ^(C)kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

³¹ So, whether you eat or drink, or ^(A)whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

³⁴ Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he ^(A)rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.

⁴⁶ And day by day, ^(A)attending the temple ^(B)together and ^(C)breaking bread in their homes, they received their food ^(D)with glad and generous hearts,