⁴ Do not trust^(A) in deceptive^(B) words and say, “This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord!” ⁵ If you really change^(C) your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly,^{(D) 6} if you do not oppress^(E) the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood^(F) in this place, and if you do not follow other gods^(G) to your own harm, ⁷ then I will let you live in this place, in the land^(H) I gave your ancestors^(I) for ever and ever.

²¹ nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’^(A) because the kingdom of God is in your midst.”^[a]