“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ ¹ 

“It was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’ ¹ 

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ ¹ 

¹  it was said to her, “The older will serve the younger,” ² 

“Again, you have heard that it was said to an older generation, ¹  ‘Do not break an oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ ² 

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ ¹  and ‘hate your enemy.’

“You have heard that it was said to an older generation, ¹  ‘Do not murder,’ ²  and ‘whoever murders will be subjected to judgment.’

“And in the very place ¹  where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’” ² 

Each ¹  of them was given a long white robe and they were told to rest for a little longer, until the full number was reached ²  of both their fellow servants ³  and their brothers who were going to be killed just as they had been.

They ¹  were told ²  not to damage the grass of the earth, or any green plant or tree, but only those people ³  who did not have the seal of God on their ⁴  forehead.