¹³ He will love you and bless you^(A) and increase your numbers.^(B) He will bless the fruit of your womb,^(C) the crops of your land—your grain, new wine^(D) and olive oil^(E)—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.^(F)

The Father Revealed in the Son^(A)

²⁵ At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father,^(B) Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.^(C)

² Do not conform^(A) to the pattern of this world,^(B) but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.^(C) Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is^(D)—his good, pleasing^(E) and perfect will.

⁴ You adulterous^(A) people,^[a] don’t you know that friendship with the world^(B) means enmity against God?^(C) Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.^(D)