²⁸ for I have five brothers—that he may warn them, so that they will not also come into this place of torment.’

²³ except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and persecutions are waiting for me.^(A)

⁴⁰ And he testified with many other arguments and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”

⁶ that no one wrong or exploit a brother or sister in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, just as we have already told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.^(A)