⁷ Remember ^(A)those who led you, who spoke ^(B)the word of God to you; and considering the ^[a]result of their way of life, ^(C)imitate their faith. ^8 (D)Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, and forever. ^9 (E)Do not be misled by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to ^(F)be strengthened by grace, not by ^(G)foods, ^(H)through which those who ^[b]were so occupied were not benefited.