17 “If you say in your heart, ‘These nations are greater than I. How can I dispossess them?’ 18 you shall not be afraid of them but you shall ^dremember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt, 19 the great ^etrials that your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, by which the Lord your God brought you out. ^fSo will the Lord your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid. 20 Moreover, the Lord your God will send ^ghornets among them, until those who are left and hide themselves from you are destroyed. 21 You shall not be in dread of them, for the Lord your God is ^hin your midst, a ⁱgreat and awesome God. 22 ^jThe Lord your God will clear away these nations before you little by little. You may not make an end of them at once,¹ lest the wild beasts grow too numerous for you. 23 But the Lord your God will give them over to you and throw them into great confusion, until they are destroyed. 24 And he will give their kings into your hand, and you shall make their name perish from under heaven. ^kNo one shall be able to stand against you until you have destroyed them. 25 The carved images of their gods you shall ^lburn with fire. You shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, lest you be ensnared by it, for it is an abomination to the Lord your God. 26 ^mAnd you shall not bring an abominable thing into your house and become devoted to destruction² like it. You shall utterly detest and abhor it, for it is devoted to destruction.

Be Ready for Every Good Work

1 Remind them to be ^gsubmissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ^hready for every good work, 2 to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people. 3 For ⁱwe ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, ^jslaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4 But ^kwhen the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, ^lnot because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the ^mwashing of ⁿregeneration and ^orenewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he ^ppoured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that being justified ^qby his grace we might become ^rheirs according to the ^shope of eternal life. 8 ^tThe saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have ^ubelieved in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and ^vprofitable for people. 9 But ^wavoid foolish ^xcontroversies, ^ygenealogies, dissensions, and ^zquarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and ^aworthless. 10 As for a person who ^bstirs up division, ^cafter warning him once and then twice, have nothing more to do with him, 11 knowing that such a person is warped and sinful; he is self-condemned.

Final Instructions and Greetings

12 When I send Artemas or ^dTychicus to you, ^edo your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. 13 Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and ^fApollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. 14 And let our people learn to ^gdevote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be ^hunfruitful.

15 All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith.

ⁱGrace be with you all.

Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael

43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, ^d“Follow me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found ^eNathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom ^fMoses in the Law and also the ^gprophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, ^hthe son of Joseph.” 46 Nathanael said to him, ⁱ“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, ^jin whom there is no deceit!” 48 Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 49 Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” 50 Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see ^kgreater things than these.” 51 And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you,¹ you will see ^lheaven opened, and ^mthe angels of God ascending and descending on the ⁿSon of Man.”