⁴² “Father, if you are willing, take this cup^(A) away from me—nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.”

⁴¹ So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised his eyes and said, “Father, I thank^(A) you that you heard me.^(B)

Boasting Only in the Lord

²⁶ Brothers and sisters, consider your calling: Not many were wise from a human perspective,^[a] not many powerful,^(A) not many of noble birth.

¹⁴ but their minds were hardened.^(A) For to this day, at the reading of the old covenant,^(B) the same veil remains; it is not lifted, because it is set aside only in Christ.^(C)