⁶ And about five o’clock he went out and found others standing around, and he said to them, ‘Why are you standing here idle all day?’

¹² so that you may not become sluggish but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.^(A)

⁴ We^[a] must work the works of him who sent me^[b] while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.^(A)

²¹ Now all the Athenians and the foreigners living there would spend their time in nothing but telling or hearing something new.

⁴⁰ But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? ⁴¹ And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.”^{(A) 42} Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come in^[a] your kingdom.” ⁴³ He replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”^(B)

⁴⁹ This was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease but did not aid the poor and needy.^(A)

¹⁰ Whatever your hand finds to do, do with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.^(A)