¹¹ These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age.

⁵ So I want to remind you, though you already know these things, that Jesus^[a] first rescued the nation of Israel from Egypt, but later he destroyed those who did not remain faithful. ⁶ And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged. God has kept them securely chained in prisons of darkness, waiting for the great day of judgment. ⁷ And don’t forget Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, which were filled with immorality and every kind of sexual perversion. Those cities were destroyed by fire and serve as a warning of the eternal fire of God’s judgment.

⁶ These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did,

⁵¹ Then he returned to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. And his mother stored all these things in her heart.

¹⁹ but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.

²¹ Then all the men of his town must stone him to death. In this way, you will purge this evil from among you, and all Israel will hear about it and be afraid.