3 Then again what saith He; And whosoever shall set his hope on Him, shall live forever. Is our hope then set upon a stone? Far be it. But it is because the Lord hath set His flesh in strength. For He saith; And He set Me as a hard rock. (BRN) 4 And the prophet saith again; The stone which the builders rejected, this became the head and the corner. And again He saith; This is the great and wonderful day, which the Lord made. (BRN) 5 I write to you the more simply, that ye may understand, I who am the offscouring of your love. (BRN)
Epistle of Barnabas 6:3–5
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