4 Look! Into the fire is where it must be put for fuel.+ Both ends of it the fire certainly devours, and the very middle of it does get scorched.+ Is it fit for any work?

10 Already the ax+ is lying at the root of the trees; every tree, then, that does not produce fine fruit is to be cut down+ and thrown into the fire.+

20 All right! For [their] lack of faith+ they were broken off, but you are standing by faith.+ Quit having lofty ideas,+ but be in fear.+

4 For it is impossible as regards those who have once for all been enlightened,+ and who have tasted the heavenly free gift,+ and who have become partakers of holy spirit,+

8 But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is rejected and is near to being cursed;+ and it ends up with being burned.+

19 They went out from us, but they were not of our sort;+ for if they had been of our sort, they would have remained with us.+ But [they went out] that it might be shown up that not all are of our sort.+