5:1 Now Naaman, chief of the army of the king of Aram, was a man of high position with his master, and greatly respected, because by him the Lord had given salvation to Aram; but he was a leper. 5:2 Now the Aramaeans had gone out in bands, and taken prisoner from Israel a little girl, who became servant to Naaman's wife. 5:3 And she said to her master's wife, If only my lord would go to the prophet in Samaria, he would make him well.

5:7 But the king of Israel, after reading the letter, was greatly troubled and said, Am I God, to give death and life? why does this man send a leper to me to be made well? is it not clear that he is looking for a cause of war? 5:8 Now Elisha, the man of God, hearing that the king of Israel had done this, sent to the king, saying, Why are you troubled? send the man to me, so that he may see that there is a prophet in Israel. 5:9 So Naaman, with all his horses and his carriages, came to the door of Elisha's house. 5:10 And Elisha sent a servant to him, saying, Go to Jordan, and after washing seven times in its waters your flesh will be well again and you will be clean. 5:11 But Naaman was angry and went away and said, I had the idea that he would come out to see such an important person as I am, and make prayer to the Lord his God, and with a wave of his hand over the place make the leper well. 5:12 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not be washed in them and become clean? So turning, he went away in wrath. 5:13 Then his servants came to him and said, If the prophet had given you orders to do some great thing, would you not have done it? how much more then, when he says to you, Be washed and become clean? 5:14 Then he went down seven times into the waters of Jordan, as the man of God had said; and his flesh became like the flesh of a little child again, and he was clean. 5:15 Then he went back to the man of God, with all his train, and, taking his place before him, said, Now I am certain that there is no God in all the earth, but only in Israel: now then, take an offering from me.

111:1 Let the Lord be praised. I will give praise to the Lord with all my heart, among the upright, and in the meeting of the people. 111:2 The works of the Lord are great, searched out by all those who have delight in them. 111:3 His work is full of honour and glory; and his righteousness is unchanging for ever. 111:4 Certain for ever is the memory of his wonders: the Lord is full of pity and mercy. 111:5 He has given food to his worshippers; he will keep his agreement in mind for ever. 111:6 He has made clear to his people the power of his works, giving them the heritage of the nations. 111:7 The works of his hands are faith and righteousness; all his laws are unchanging. 111:8 They are fixed for ever and ever, they are done in faith and righteousness. 111:9 He has sent salvation to his people; he has given his word for ever: holy is his name and greatly to be feared. 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

17:11 And it came about that when they were on the way to Jerusalem he went through Samaria and Galilee. 17:12 And when he went into a certain small town he came across ten men who were lepers, and they, keeping themselves at a distance, 17:13 Said, in loud voices, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 17:14 And when he saw them he said, Go, and let the priests see you. And, while they were going, they were made clean. 17:15 And one of them, when he saw that he was clean, turning back, gave praise to God in a loud voice; 17:16 And, falling down on his face at the feet of Jesus, he gave the credit to him; and he was a man of Samaria. 17:17 And Jesus said, Were there not ten men who were made clean? where are the nine? 17:18 Have not any of them come back to give glory to God, but only this one from a strange land? 17:19 And he said to him, Get up, and go on your way; your faith has made you well.

2:8 Keep in mind Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, who came back from the dead, as my good news gives witness: 2:9 In which I put up with the hardest conditions, even prison chains, like one who has done a crime; but the word of God is not in chains. 2:10 But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 2:11 This is a true saying: If we undergo death with him, then will we be living with him: 2:12 If we go on to the end, then we will be ruling with him: if we say we have no knowledge of him, then he will say he has no knowledge of us: 2:13 If we are without faith, still he keeps faith, for he will never be untrue to himself. 2:14 Put these things before them, giving them orders in the name of the Lord to keep themselves from fighting about words, which is of no profit, only causing error in their hearers. 2:15 Let it be your care to get the approval of God, as a workman who has no cause for shame, giving the true word in the right way.