² He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God.^(A)

⁷ He spoke with a loud voice:^(A) “Fear God^(B) and give him glory,^(C) because the hour of his judgment has come.^(D) Worship the one who made heaven and earth,^(E) the sea and the springs of water.”