⁷ By faith ^(A)Noah, being warned by God concerning ^(B)events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of ^(C)the righteousness that comes by faith.

¹¹ And the Lord said to me, ^(A)“Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

^51 (A)Samaria has not committed half your sins. You have committed more abominations than they, and ^(B)have made your sisters appear righteous by all the abominations that you have committed. ^52 (C)Bear your disgrace, you also, for you have intervened on behalf of your sisters. Because of your sins in which you acted more abominably than they, they are more in the right than you. So be ashamed, you also, and bear your disgrace, for you have made your sisters appear righteous.

²⁷ Then he who is physically^[a] uncircumcised but keeps the law ^(A)will condemn you who have ^(B)the written code^[b] and circumcision but break the law.