¹⁴ “But one thing I do confess, that I believe in the way of salvation, which they refer to as a sect; I follow that system of serving the God of our ancestors; I firmly believe in the Jewish law and everything written in the books of prophecy; ¹⁵ and I believe, just as these men do, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and ungodly. ¹⁶ Because of this, I try with all my strength to always maintain a clear conscience before God and man.